Forgotten continent : the battle for Latin America's soul /
Latin America has often been condemned to failure. Not as poor as Africa, nor as booming as India and China, it has largely been overlooked. Yet this vast continent, home to half a billion people, the world's largest reserves of arable land, and 8.5 percent of global oil, is transforming its po...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven [Conn.] ; London :
Yale University Press,
©2007.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Latin America has often been condemned to failure. Not as poor as Africa, nor as booming as India and China, it has largely been overlooked. Yet this vast continent, home to half a billion people, the world's largest reserves of arable land, and 8.5 percent of global oil, is transforming its political and economic landscape. This book argues that Latin America's efforts to build fairer and more prosperous societies make it one of the world's most vigorous laboratories for capitalist democracy. In many countries--including Brazil, Chile and Mexico--democratic leaders are laying the foundations for faster economic growth and more inclusive politics, as well as tackling deep-rooted problems. Failure will increase the flow of drugs and illegal immigrants to the United States and Europe, jeopardize stability in a region rich in strategic commodities, and threaten some of the world's most majestic natural environments.--From publisher description. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-365) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780300145267 0300145268 1282088580 9781282088580 9786612088582 6612088583 |