Latin America In The World Economy : Mercantile Colonialism to Global Capitalism

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weaver, Frederick Stirton, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin America--Economic conditions.

Latin America--Economic policy.

Latin America--Foreign economic relations.

Local Subjects:

Latin America--Economic conditions.

Latin America--Economic policy.

Latin America--Foreign economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Other Title:

Latin America In The World Economy

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 2000.

Summary:

Latin America in the World Economy considers the dual aspect of Latin American development: how external factors (phases of world capitalism since Columbus) interweave with internal factors (Latin American culture, politics, and social groups). Within his skillful approach, Weaver demonstrates how domestic social conflicts and power relations have consistently capitalized on changes in the international economy, while, conversely, engagement with the international economy has consistently constrained local struggles and patterns of change. With over half of the book dedicated to th

Contents:

Contents; Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; 1 The Changing World Economy: Introduction and Early History; 2 Competitive Capitalist Industrialization, Free Trade Imperialism, and Latin American Independence, 1700-1850; 3 Finance Capitalism, the New Imperialism, and Latin American Export Economies, 1850-1930; 4 Modern Times, Bretton Woords, and Transnational Corporations, 1920-1970; 5 Import Substitution and Semi-Industrialization in Latin America, 1930-1970s; 6 International Competition and the Dissolution of Modern Times

7 Debt, Democracy, and Uncertain Transformations: Latin America in a New WorldReferences; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-429-97898-7

1-283-27684-4

9786613276841

0-8133-4664-9

OCLC:

654331437