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Author:

Armendariz, Beatriz, author.

Title:

The economics of contemporary Latin America / Beatriz Armendariz and Felipe Larrain B.

Publisher:

The MIT Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xix, 439 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Subject:

Latin America--Economic conditions--21st century.
Latin America--Social conditions--21st century.
Latin America--Politics and government--21st century.

Other Authors:

Larrain B., Felipe, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Growth and development in Latin America. Export led growth and the origins of protectionism -- Import substitution industrialization (ISI) -- Debt crises and the lost decade -- Poverty : origins and persistence -- The political economy of Latin American development -- Fiscal policy for development -- The fight against inflation -- Pegging, sliding and floating : managing exchange rates -- Trade and financial liberalization -- Labor markets, informality, and labor protection -- Growth and development in Latin America.

ISBN:

0262533154
9780262533157

OCLC:

(OCoLC)956947538

LCCN:

2016029386

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)