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The decline of Latin American economies : growth, institutions, and crises /

Latin America?s economic performance is mediocre at best, despite abundant natural resources and flourishing neighbors to the north. The perplexing question of how some of the wealthiest nations in the world in the nineteenth century are now the most crisis-prone has long puzzled economists and hist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Bureau of Economic Research
Otros Autores: Edwards, Sebastian, 1953-, Esquivel, Gerardo, Márquez, Graciela
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2007.
Colección:National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • When did Latin America fall behind? / Leandro Prados de la Escosura
  • Before the Golden Age / Pedro Lains
  • Inequality and the evolution of institutions of taxation / Kenneth L. Sokoloff and Eric M. Zolt
  • Financial crises, 1880-1913 / Michael D. Bordo and Christopher M. Meissner
  • True measure of country risk / Gerardo della Paolera and Martin Grandes
  • Related lending / Noel Maurer and Stephen Haber
  • Sudden stops and currency drops / Luis A.V. Catão
  • Establishing credibility / Sebastian Edwards
  • Some economic effects of closing the economy / Gerardo Esquivel and Graciela Márquez
  • Political economy of protectionism / Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato.