Foreign Debt and Underdevelopment - U.S.-Peru Economic Relations, 1930-1970

This book is a study of the historical antecedents of Latin America's foreign debt, with a focus on Peru from 1930 to 1970. Written from the dependency theory perspective, the book attributes underdevelopment to chronic debt crises. It emphasizes the multilateral lending agencies' role in shaping Latin America's contemporary political economy, in cooperation with the U.S. government and multinational corporations and Latin America's local elites. This book presents a chapter in Peru's contemporary history targeted for students and scholars of Latin American studies, U.S. diplomatic history, international political economy, political science, and sociology of development.

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By Jon V. Kofas

Summary

This is a study of the historical antecendents of Latin America's foreign debt, focusing on Peru. It attributes underdevelopment to chronic debt crises and emphasises the multilateral lending agencies' role in shaping Latin America's contemporary political economy.

Product details

• Authors: Jon V Kofas, Jon V. Kofas, Kofas Jon V.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.12.1995
• EAN: 9780761801535
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-0153-5
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 223 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 463 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Peru, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, International Relations, Political Economy, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Public finance, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Public finance and taxation