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- English
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The Puzzle of Latin American Economic Development
About this book
Thoroughly revised and updated, this foundational text provides the basic economic tools for students to understand the problems facing the countries of Latin America. In the fourth edition, Patrice Franko analyzes challenges to the neoliberal model of development and highlights recent macroeconomic changes in the region. Including charts and tables with the most current data available, the book also offers a wealth of new boxed discussions and vignettes.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Tables, Figures, and Boxes
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Chapter 1 Development in Latin America
- Chapter 2 Historical Legacies
- Chapter 3 Import Substitution Industrialization
- Chapter 4 Latin America’s Debt Crisis
- Chapter 5 Macroeconomic Stabilization
- Chapter 6 Public and Private Capital Flows to Latin America
- Chapter 7 Contemporary Trade Policy
- Chapter 8 Microeconomic Foundations for Growth and Competitiveness in the Global Economy
- Chapter 9 Latin American Agriculture
- Chapter 10 Poverty in Latin America
- Chapter 11 Health Policy
- Chapter 12 Education
- Chapter 13 Promoting Sustainable Environments in Latin America
- Chapter 14 Lessons (Not Quite) Learned
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
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