The political economy of Central America since 1920 / Victor Bulmer-Thomas.

By:

Bulmer-Thomas, Victor, 1948-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Cambridge Latin American studies ; 63Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987.Description: xxiii, 416 pages : map ; 23 cmISBN:

0521348390 (pbk.)
9780521348393 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.9728/05

LOC classification:

HC 141 B938p 1987

Online resources:

Contents:

A century independence: foundations of export-led growth Central america in the 1920s: reform and consolidation The 1929 depression Economic recovery and political reaction in the 1930s Central america and the second world war Post-war economic recory The struggle for democracy, the cold war and the labour The foundations of modern export-led growth, 1954-60 The illusion of a golden age, 1960-70 External shocks and the challenge to the social order, 1970-9 The descent into regional crisis Conclusions

Summary: In this book Victor Bulmer-Thomas uses his previously unpublished estimates of the national accounts to explore economic and social development in the five Central American republics from 1920. The social upheavals accompanying the post-war export-led boom forced governments in each republic to address the question of economic, social and political reform.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso)	HC 141 B938p 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000164649

Includes indexes.

Bibliography: p. 387-401.

A century independence: foundations of export-led growth
Central america in the 1920s: reform and consolidation
The 1929 depression
Economic recovery and political reaction in the 1930s
Central america and the second world war
Post-war economic recory
The struggle for democracy, the cold war and the labour
The foundations of modern export-led growth, 1954-60
The illusion of a golden age, 1960-70
External shocks and the challenge to the social order, 1970-9
The descent into regional crisis
Conclusions

In this book Victor Bulmer-Thomas uses his previously unpublished estimates of the national accounts to explore economic and social development in the five Central American republics from 1920. The social upheavals accompanying the post-war export-led boom forced governments in each republic to address the question of economic, social and political reform.

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