Bulmer-Thomas, Victor, 1948-

The economic history of Latin America since independence / Victor Bulmer-Thomas. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994. - xv, 485 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Cambridge Latin American studies ; 77 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-475) and index.

1. Latin American economic development: an overview; 2. The struggle for national identity - from independence to mid-century; 3. The export sector and the world economy: c. 1850-1914; 4. Export-led growth - the supply side; 5. Export-led growth and the non-export economy; 6. World War I and its aftermath; 7. Policy, performance and structural change in the 1930s; 8. War and the new international economic order; 9. Inward-looking development in the postwar period; 10. New trade strategies and debt-led growth; 11. Debt, adjustment and recovery.

"Uses modern analytical techniques to describe Latin American economic history from early 1800s-early 1990s. Highly empirical work. Includes a superb bibliography. A major contribution"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

0521368723 (pbk.) 9780521368728 (pbk.)


Historia económica--América Latina
Colección René Villarreal (CRV)


Latin America--Economic conditions.
América Latina --Condiciones económicas
Latin America--Economic policy.
América Latina--Política económica

HC 123 / B938e 1994

330.98