Latin America and the World Economy Since 1800

by David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies

Book Overview

The fifteen essays in this volume apply the methods of the new economic history to the history of the Latin American economies since 1800. The authors combine the historian's sensitivity to context and contingency with modern or "neoclassical" economic theory and quantitative methods.

The essays shed new light on the economic history of all the major economies from Mexico and Cuba to Brazil and Argentina. Some focus on comparing macroeconomic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674512812
• ISBN13: 9780674512818
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American S
• Length: 502 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"