Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgement; 1. Introduction and synthesis; 2. Economic growth in Latin America in the late twentieth century: evidence and interpretation; 3. Economic growth in the southern countries; 4. Economic growth in the Andean region: the role of economic and governance factors; 5. Economic growth in Central America; 6. Changing growth constraints in northern Latin America; 7. Economic growth in Latin America: the role of investment and other growth sources; Index.
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Economic growth in Latin America and the rise of material welfare has lagged behind that of more dynamic areas of the world economy. In a region prone to policy experiments, the policies of the Washington Consensus applied since the 1990s failed to bring sustained growth to most of Latin America. Andrés Solimano and an impressive set of contributors analyze the last 40 years in order to determine the role of economic reforms, external conditions, factor accumulation, income inequality, political instability and productivity in explaining GDP increases. The book also looks at cycles of growth.
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