Economic Doctrines in Latin America - Origins, Embedding and Evolution

Zusatztext '...this is a most scholarly book on a crucial topic of our times.' - Cristobal Kay - Latin American Studies Informationen zum Autor PAUL W. DRAKE is Dean of the Division of Social Science and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego, USAPETER GOUREVITCH is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego, USANILS JACOBSEN is Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USAJOSEPH L. LOVE is Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA and Director of the University's Centre for Latin American and Caribbean StudiesMARCO PALACIOS is Rector of the National University of Colombia, USAFRANCES STEWART is Professor of Development Economics at the University of Oxford, UK and Director of the Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity at the University's Department for International Development, Queen Elizabeth HouseLAURENCE WHITEHEAD is Official Fellow in Politics at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, UK and Director of the University's Mexican Studies CentreNGAIRE WOODS is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations and Director of Global Economic Governance Programme, University College, University of Oxford, UK Klappentext Why it is so difficult for liberal economic ideas to become generally accepted (that is socially 'embedded') in industrialising countries despite the universal support for liberal political ideas and a single global market system? Drawing on the results of a sustained and collaborative interdisciplinary research project, international scholars provide a perspective on previous shifts towards (and away from) economic liberalism within Latin America, on the interaction of internal and external drivers in this process, and on the international context of the evolution of economic ideas. Zusammenfassung Why it is so difficult for liberal economic ideas to become generally accepted (that is socially 'embedded') in industrialising countries despite the universal support for liberal political ideas and a single global market system? Drawing on the results of a sustained and collaborative interdisciplinary research project, international scholars provide a perspective on previous shifts towards (and away from) economic liberalism within Latin America, on the interaction of internal and external drivers in this process, and on the international context of the evolution of economic ideas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors Acronyms Preface Introduction: The Acceptance of Economic Doctrine in Latin America: V.FitzGerald & R.Thorp Economic Ideas, International Influences, and Domestic Politics: A Comparative Perspective: P.Gourevitch The Evolution of Economic Ideas: from Import-substitution to Human Development: F.Stewart The Hegemony of U.S. Economic Doctrines in Latin America: P.W.Drake The Conflict of Economic Doctrines in Latin America: V.FitzGerald 'Liberalismo Tropical' : The Career of a European Economic Doctrine in Nineteenth Century Latin America: N.Jacobsen Institutional Foundations of Economic Ideas in Latin America, 1914-1950: J.L.Love The Rise and Fall of Structuralism: J.L.Love Knowledge is Power: The Case of Colombian Economists: M.Palacios The Bretton Woods Institutions and the Transmission of Neo-liberal Ideas in Mexico: N.Woods The Shifting Foundations of Economic Liberalism in Latin American Public Policy: L.Whitehead Bibliography Index...

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Notes on Contributors Acronyms Preface Introduction: The Acceptance of Economic Doctrine in Latin America: V.FitzGerald & R.Thorp Economic Ideas, International Influences, and Domestic Politics: A Comparative Perspective: P.Gourevitch The Evolution of Economic Ideas: from Import-substitution to Human Development: F.Stewart The Hegemony of U.S. Economic Doctrines in Latin America: P.W.Drake The Conflict of Economic Doctrines in Latin America: V.FitzGerald 'Liberalismo Tropical' : The Career of a European Economic Doctrine in Nineteenth Century Latin America: N.Jacobsen Institutional Foundations of Economic Ideas in Latin America, 1914-1950: J.L.Love The Rise and Fall of Structuralism: J.L.Love Knowledge is Power: The Case of Colombian Economists: M.Palacios The Bretton Woods Institutions and the Transmission of Neo-liberal Ideas in Mexico: N.Woods The Shifting Foundations of Economic Liberalism in Latin American Public Policy: L.Whitehead Bibliography Index

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'...this is a most scholarly book on a crucial topic of our times.' - Cristobal Kay - Latin American Studies

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• Assisted by: Fitzgerald (Editor), Fitzgerald (Editor), Valpy FitzGerald (Editor), Rosemar Thorp (Editor), Rosemary Thorp (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.10.2005
• EAN: 9781403997494
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-9749-4
• No. of pages: 484
• Series: St Antony's Series; St Antony's; St Antony's Series; St Antony's
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics