Synopses & Reviews
The first volume in this series explores the impact on Latin America of the extraordinary transformation in the international economy that took place in the half century or so which preceded the world depression of the 1930s. The internationally respected authors show how the response varied in terms of both growth and distribution, shaped by varying preconditions, by natural resources and geography. The interplay of economic developments with political and social structures had profound and varied effects on policy making and on institutions, of great significance for the next decade.
Review
"...this large collaborative effort will prove worthwhile to a very wide audience."--Gail Triner, Latin American Research Review
...extremely well-written, relatively comprehensive, and analytically challenging...researchers will find them immensely important. Choice
Their publication is a landmark event...an indispensable reference...
-EH.NET
Synopsis
This book explores the impact on Latin America of the extraordinary transformation of the international economy that took place in the half century or so that preceded the world depression of the 1930s. The authors show how the response varied in terms of both growth and distribution, shaped by varying preconditions, and by natural resources and geography. The interplay of economic developments with political and social structures had profound and varied effects on policy-making and on institutions that were of great significance for later decades.
Synopsis
The first volume in this series explores the impact on Latin America of the extraordinary transformation in the international economy that took place in the half century or so which preceded the world depression of the 1930s. The internationally respected authors show how the response varied in terms of both growth and distribution, shaped by varying preconditions, by natural resources and geography. The interplay of economic developments with political and social structures had profound and varied effects on policy making and on institutions, of great significance for the next decade.
About the Author
Enrique Cárdenas is Professor of Economics and Rector, Universidad de las Américas-Pueblas.
José Antonio Ocampo is Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Rosemary Thorp is Reader in the Economics of Latin America, St. Antony's College.
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures Foreword: An Economic History of Twentieth Century Latin America Notes on the Contributors Introduction;
E.Cardenas, J.A.Ocampo & R.Thorp Brazil as an Export Economy, 1830-1930;
M.P.Abreu & A.S.Bevilaqua Coffee and the Origins of Modern Economic Development in Colombia;
J.Ocampo & M.M.Botero The Economies of Central America, 1860-1940;
H.P.Brignoli Export-led Growth in Mexico, c. 1900-30;
A.Knight Peru, 1884-1930: A Beggar Sitting on a Bench of Gold?;
P.Drinot Bolivia, 1900-39: Mining, Railways, and Education;
M.E.Contreras Trying to 'Tax and Spend' Oneself Out of the 'Dutch Disease': The Chilean Economy from the War of the Pacific to the Great Depression;
G.Palma The Vicissitudes of an Exporting Economy: Argentina (1875-1930);
R.C.Conde Alteration, Crisis and Adjustment in Cuba, 1898-1939;
A.S.Garcia Index
Introduction--Enrique Cardenas, Jose Antonio Ocampo, & Rosemary Thorp * Brazil as an Export Economy, 1880-1930--Marcelo De P. Abreu & Afonso S. Bevilaqua * Coffee and the Origins of Modern Economic Development in Colombia--Jose Antonio Ocampo & Maria Mercedes Botero * The Economies of Central America, 1860-1940--Hector Perez Brignoli * Export-led Growth in Mexico, c. 1900-30--Alan Knight * Peru, 1884-1930: A Beggar Sitting on a Bench of Gold?--Paulo Drinot * Bolivia, 1900-39: Mining, Railways, and Education--Manuel E. Contreras * Trying to "Tax and Spend" Oneself Out of the "Dutch Disease." The Chilean Economy from the War of the Pacific to the Great Depression--Gabriel Palma * The Vicissitudes of an Exporting Economy: Argentina (1875-1930)--Roberto Cortes Conde * Alteration, Crisis and Adjustment in: Cuba, 1898-1939--Antonio Santamaria Garcia