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xix, 680 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
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Rev. and updated ed. of: The puzzle of Latin American economic development. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 625-670) and index. |
| Contents |
Development in Latin America: conceptualizing economic change in the region -- Historical legacies: patterns of unequal and unstable growth -- Import substitution industrialization: looking inward for the source of economic growth -- Latin America's debt crisis: the limits of external financing -- Macroeconomic stabilization: a critical ingredient for sustained growth -- The role of the state: from a smaller to a smarter state -- Financing for development: public and private capital flows to Latin America -- Contemporary trade policy: engine or brakes for growth? -- Policies underpinning growth: productivity and competitiveness in the global economy -- Rural development: sowing the seeds of equitable, sustainable growth in Latin America -- Poverty and inequality: addressing the social deficit in Latin America -- Health policy: investing in people's future -- Education policy: the source of equitable, sustainable growth -- Environmental challenges: internalizing the costs of development -- Lessons learned: cycles in Latin American development. |
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Latin America -- Economic conditions -- 1982-
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Latin America -- Economic policy.
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| Alt Author |
Franko, Patrice M., 1958-
Puzzle of Latin American economic development.
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| ISBN |
0742553531 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780742553538 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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