Business history in Latin America : the experience of seven countries / edited by Carlos Davila and Rory Miller; translated by Garry Mills and Rory Miller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dávila L. de Guevara, Carlos.

Miller, Rory.

University of Liverpool. Institute of Latin American Studies.

Series:

Liverpool Latin American studies ; new ser., 1.

Liverpool Latin American studies ; new ser., 1

Standardized Title:

Empresa e historia en América Latina. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business enterprises--Latin America--History--Case studies.

Business enterprises.

Latin America--Economic conditions--Case studies.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A new edition of a book first published in Bogotá, this English edition is a crucial addition to the literature on Latin American business history for a wider English-speaking audience, and it will be of interest to business and economic historians generally. Essays are included by leading economic historians of Latin America from the UK and from other countries. Each contributor has managed to relate the business history of a selected country to the main trends in its economic development.

Contents:

Business history in Argentina / Raúl García Heras

Business history in Brazil from the mid-nineteenth century to 1945 / Colin M. Lewis

Business history in Chile / Luis Ortega

Business history in Colombia / Carlos Dávila

Regional studies and business history in Mexico since 1975 / Mario Cerutti

Business history in Peru / Rory Miller

Economic and business history in Venezuela / Ruth Capriles and Marisol de Gonzalo.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Jul 2017).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-234) and index.

ISBN:

1-78138-624-2

1-84631-270-1

OCLC:

476209158