Modern Paraguay : Uncovering South America's Best Kept Secret.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mandl, Tomás.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paraguay--Description and travel.

Paraguay.

Paraguay--Economic conditions.

Paraguay--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Other Title:

Modern Paraguay

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated 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:

Cover

Acknowledgments

Time Line

Introduction

I. The Echoes of Paraguay's History

II. Politics

III. An Emerging Emerging Market?

IV. Paraguay's Way of Doing Business

V. Labor Forces

VI. Big Agriculture Versus the Green Energy Utopia

VII. Island Diplomacy

VIII. Epilogue

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-4289-3

OCLC:

1256709040