The decline of Latin American economies :: growth, institutions, and crises /

Latin America?s economic performance is mediocre at best, despite abundant natural resources and flourishing neighbors to the north. The perplexing question of how some of the wealthiest nations in the world in the nineteenth century are now the most crisis-prone has long puzzled economists and hist...

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Körperschaft: National Bureau of Economic Research
Weitere Verfasser: Edwards, Sebastian, 1953-, Esquivel, Gerardo, Márquez, Graciela
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2007.
Schriftenreihe:National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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Zusammenfassung:Latin America?s economic performance is mediocre at best, despite abundant natural resources and flourishing neighbors to the north. The perplexing question of how some of the wealthiest nations in the world in the nineteenth century are now the most crisis-prone has long puzzled economists and historians. The Decline of Latin American Economies examines the reality behind the struggling economies of Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. A distinguished panel of experts argues here that slow growth, rampant protectionism, and rising inflation plagued Latin America for years, where corrupt institutions.
Beschreibung:"National Bureau of Economic Research"--Cover
The papers collected in this volume were presented at the National Bureau of Economic Research's (NBER) Inter-American Seminar on Economics (IASE), held on December 6-8, 2004, at El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 418 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780226185033
0226185036
9780226185002
0226185001

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