Modern Paraguay : uncovering South America's best kept secret / Tomás Mandl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mandl, Tomás, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history.

Politics and government.

Travel.

Paraguay--Description and travel.

Paraguay.

Paraguay--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Paraguay--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiii, 241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]

Summary:

"Paraguay has been called the least-known country in Latin America, an island surrounded by land, and the "South American Tibet." For many years, foreign writers and journalists described it as an enigmatic land where a peculiar people endured calamities and Nazis sought refuge. Tomas Mandl spent three and a half years (2016-2020) traveling through Paraguay, meeting with the country's leading minds and sifting through reams of data. Drawing on his experience and more than 40 interviews with historians, political scientists, economists, journalists and diplomats, this book provides a timely assessment of modern Paraguay's strengths, challenges and developmental outlook, and their implications for the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. The Echoes of Paraguay's History

II. Politics: The Old and the New

III. An Emerging Emerging Market?

IV. Paraguay's Way of Doing Business

V. Labor Forces: Mennonites, Brasiguayos, Indigenous, and the New Urban Class

VI. Big Agriculture Versus the Green Energy Utopia

VII. Island Diplomacy

VIII. Epilogue: Modern Paraguay and Its Challenges.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476684680

1476684685

OCLC:

1231547843

Publisher Number:

99987869722