The Puzzle of Latin American Economic Development

by Franko, Patrice

• ISBN13: 9780742524668
• ISBN10: 0742524663
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

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

Author Biography

Patrice Franko is Grossman Professor of Economics and professor of international studies at Colby College, Waterville, Maine.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes	p. ix
Preface	p. xv
List of Abbreviations	p. xix
Maps	p. xxi
Development in Latin America: Conceptualizing Economic Change in the Region	p. 1
Historical Legacies: Patterns of Unequal and Unstable Growth	p. 29
Import Substitution Industrialization: Looking Inward for the Source of Economic Growth	p. 51
Latin America's Debt Crisis: The Limits of External Financing	p. 79
Price Stabilization: A Critical Ingredient for Sustained Growth	p. 113
The Role of the State: Defining a Desirable and Sustainable Level of State Activity	p. 149
New International Capital Flows: The Benefits (and Hidden Costs) of Latin America's Return to Markets	p. 183
Contemporary Trade Policy: Engine or Brakes for Growth?	p. 223
International Industrial Competitiveness: Improving the Quality of Labor, Technology, and Infrastructure	p. 263
Agricultural Policy: Sowing the Seeds of Equitable, Sustainable Growth in Latin America	p. 303
Poverty and Inequality: Addressing the Social Deficit in Latin America	p. 339
Health Policy: Investing in People's Futures	p. 383
Education Policy: The Source of Equitable, Sustainable Growth	p. 409
Environmental Challenges: Internalizing the Costs of Development	p. 439
Lessons Learned: Cycles in Latin American Development	p. 481
A Sampling of Institutional Actors in Latin American Economic Policy	p. 497
Glossary	p. 505
Bibliography	p. 523
Index	p. 557
About the Author	p. 575
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