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Progress, poverty and exclusion, an economic history of Latin America in the 20th century, Rosemary Thorp

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Progress, poverty and exclusion, an economic history of Latin America in the 20th century, Rosemary Thorp

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-306)

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international or intergovernmental publication

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no index present

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non fiction

Main title

Progress, poverty and exclusion

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39935020

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Rosemary Thorp

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an economic history of Latin America in the 20th century

Summary

This economic history examines the political, institutional and economic forces that shaped Latin America's complex development process over the 20th century. Quantitative data is examined alongside the region's political economies to provide a context for the successes and failures

Table Of Contents

Growth and the quality of life over the century -- The early 20th century : capital, exports and institutions -- Dislocation and experiment, 1914-45 -- Industrialization and the growing role of the state, 1945-73 -- Growth and emerging disequilibria, 1945-73 -- Debt-led growth, disaster and redirection after 1973 -- Performance and policy making under the new paradigm -- Reflections on a century of light and shadow

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Economic history of Latin America in the 20th century

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