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The Macroeconomics of Populism in Latin America.

Again and again, Latin America has seen the populist scenario played to an unfortunate end. Upon gaining power, populist governments attempt to revive the economy through massive spending. After an initial recovery, inflation reemerges and the government responds with wage an price controls. Shortag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dornbusch, Rudiger
Otros Autores: Edwards, Sebastian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1991.
Colección:National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Macroeconomics of Populism in Latin America; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Framework; 1. The Macroeconomics of Populism; 2. The Political Economy of Latin American Populism; 3. Populism, Profligacy, and Redistribution; Part II. Country Experiences; 4. Description of a Populist Experience: Argentina, 1973-1976; 5. What Have Populists Learned from Hyperinflation?; 6. Sixty Years of Populism in Brazil; 7. The Socialist-Populist Chilean Experience: 1970-1973; 8. Populism and Economic Policy in Mexico, 1970-1982.
  • 9. The Illusion of Pursuing Redistribution through Macropolicy: Peru's Heterodox Experience, 1985-199010. Collapse and (Incomplete) Stabilization of the Nicaraguan Economy; 11. On the Absence of Economic Populism in Colombia; Contributors; Name Index; Subject Index.