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This book explores the impact on Latin America of the extraordinary transformation of the international economy that took place in the half century or so that preceded the world depression of the 1930s. The authors show how the response varied in terms of both growth and distribution, shaped by varying preconditions, and by natural resources and geography. The interplay of economic developments with political and social structures had profound and varied effects on policy-making and on institutions that were of great significance for later decades.
List of contents
List of Tables and Figures Foreword: An Economic History of Twentieth Century Latin America Notes on the Contributors Introduction; E.Cardenas, J.A.Ocampo & R.Thorp Brazil as an Export Economy, 1830-1930; M.P.Abreu & A.S.Bevilaqua Coffee and the Origins of Modern Economic Development in Colombia; J.Ocampo & M.M.Botero The Economies of Central America, 1860-1940; H.P.Brignoli Export-led Growth in Mexico, c. 1900-30; A.Knight Peru, 1884-1930: A Beggar Sitting on a Bench of Gold?; P.Drinot Bolivia, 1900-39: Mining, Railways, and Education; M.E.Contreras Trying to 'Tax and Spend' Oneself Out of the 'Dutch Disease': The Chilean Economy from the War of the Pacific to the Great Depression; G.Palma The Vicissitudes of an Exporting Economy: Argentina (1875-1930); R.C.Conde Alteration, Crisis and Adjustment in Cuba, 1898-1939; A.S.Garcia Index
About the author
ARCELO DE PAIVA ABREU Professor of Economics, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
AFONSO S. BEVILAQUA Department of Economics, Catholic Universiy of Rio de Janeiro
MARIA MERCEDES BOTERO Doctoral Student, University of London
ROBERTO CORTES CONDE Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires
MANUEL CONTRERAS Dean of the Graduate School, Universidad Catolica Boliviana, La Paz, Bolivia
PAULO DRINOT Doctoral Candidate in Modern History, St Antony's College, University of Oxford
ALAN KNIGHT Professor of the History of Latin America, University of Oxford and Fellow of St Antony's College
GABRIEL PALMA Lecturer in Economics, University of Cambridge
HECTOR PEREZ BRIGNOLI Professor of History, University of Costa Rica
DEMOSTHENES PINHO Central Bank of Barzil
ANTONIO SANTAMARIA GARCIA Senior Associate Member of St Antony's College, Oxford 1997-98
Summary
This book explores the impact on Latin America of the extraordinary transformation of the international economy that took place in the half century or so that preceded the world depression of the 1930s.
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'This is a remarkable project, bringing together the world's leading authorities in the field and some of the best of a rising generation, with a gratifyingly strong representation of Latin American scholarship. The combination of lucid survey chapters with sectoral and national case histories is unique in its quality and scale.' - James Dunkerly
'In The Export Age, Thorp and a distinguished team of authors reexamine Latin America's economic development before the 1930s to advance our understanding of why export growth so often failed to transform the economies of the region.' - Professor Victor Bulmer, University of London
'...a useful and concise source of background information on the economic histories of specific countries...' - Gail D. Triner, Enterprise & Society
'...this large collaborative effort will prove worthwhile to a very wide audience.' - Gail Triner, Latin American Research Review
