3rd Edition

Latin American Economic Development

By Javier A. Reyes, W. Charles Sawyer Copyright 2020
356 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

356 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

356 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Latin America is one of the most intriguing parts of the world. The region’s illustrious history, culture, and geography are famous internationally, but in terms of economics, Latin America has been generally associated with problems. For many, the combination of a resource-rich region and poor economic conditions has been a puzzle. This extensively revised and updated third edition of Latin... Read more

Contents


List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Preface


Chapter 1 Latin America and the world economy
Chapter 2 Latin American economic history
Chapter 3 Economic Growth and Latin America
Chapter 4 Limits to Growth in Latin America
Chapter 5 Growth and the environment in Latin America
Chapter 6 Latin America and primary commodities
Chapter 7 Import substitution in Latin America
Chapter 8 Latin American trade policy
Chapter 9 Exchange Rate Policy
Chapter 10 Financing current account deficits
Chapter 11 Macroeconomic policy in Latin America
Chapter 12 Macroeconomic stability
Chapter 13 Poverty and inequality
Chapter 14 Economic policy debates in Latin America


Appendix:  Demand and Supply
Appendix:  Basic Macroeconomics
Index


 

Biography

Javier A. Reyes is Professor of Economics and the Milan Puskar Dean of the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, University of West Virginia, US.

W. Charles Sawyer is the Hal Wright Professor of Latin American Economics, Texas Christian University, US.