The Economics of Contemporary Latin America
$106.46
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2017
Summary
Analysis of Latin America’s economy focusing on development, covering the colonial roots of inequality, boom and bust cycles, labor markets, and fiscal and monetary policy.Latin America is richly endowed with natural resources, fertile land, and vibrant cultures. Yet the region remains much poorer than its neighbors to the north. Most Latin American countries have not achieved standards of living and stable institutions comparable to those found in developed countries, have experienced repeat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262533157 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262533154 |
| Author: | Beatriz Armendáriz, Felipe Larraín B. |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2017 |
| Weight: | 724g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 19mm |
| Series: | The Economics of Contemporary Latin America |
About The Author
Beatriz Armendáriz
Beatriz Armendariz is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at University College London and Research Affiliate at Harvard University. She is coauthor of The Economics of Microfinance (MIT Press).Felipe Larrain B. is Professor of Economics at Pontificia Universidad Cat lica de Chile (Facultad de Economia y Administraci n and the Latin American Center of Economics and Social Policies, CLAPES UC). He was Director of CLAPES UC and was Finance Minister of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2019. The coauthor (with Jeffrey D. Sachs) of Macroeconomics in the Global Economy and (with Beatriz Armendariz) of The Economics of Contemporary Latin America (MIT Press), he has published thirteen books and more than 120 scholarly articles. He has been named Finance Minister of the Year for Latin America and the Americas several times.
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