1st Edition

American Divergences in the Great Recession

By Daniele Pompejano Copyright 2022
144 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Globalization is quite different from internationalization: the by-now global market economy overwhelmed the sovereignty of the old national states. Close to the 2007 crisis, some de-coupling effects were consequent in most developed countries in comparison with the ex-Third World. Latin America seemed to entail a "divergence" with the First World, as unlike the past, it was not hit by the... Read more

Introduction: The Dilemma of Currency

1. Without Gold and After the Dollar

2. Cycles of Crisis

3. Meanwhile, in Latin America…

4. The "Invisible Hand" of the Market

Conclusions: "Do Those Who Don't Obey the Rules Win"?

Biography

Daniele Pompejano is full professor of the History of Latin America program at Università di Messina.