The puzzle of Latin American economic development / Patrice Franko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franko, Patrice M., 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin America--Economic conditions--1982-.

Latin America.

Economic conditions.

Latin America--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

xx, 573 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2003]

Summary:

Fully revised and updated, this text provides the basic economic tools for students to understand the problems facing the countries of Latin America. In this second edition, Patrice Franko analyzes challenges to the neoliberal model of development and hig

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

Price stabilization : a critical ingredient for sustained growth

The role of the state : defining a desirable and sustainable level of state activity

New international capital flows : the benefits (and hidden costs) of Latin America's return to markets

Contemporary trade policy : engine or brakes for growth?

International industrial competitiveness : improving the quality of labor, technology, and infrastructure

Agricultural policy : 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [523]-556) and index.

ISBN:

0742524655

0742524663

OCLC:

51088102