A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
GENERAL NOTES
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"National Bureau of Economic Research"--Cover.
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The papers collected in this volume were presented at the National Bureau of Economic Research's (NBER) Inter-American Seminar on Economics (IASE), held on December 6-8, 2004, at El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Latin America?s economic performance is mediocre at best, despite abundant natural resources and flourishing neighbors to the north. The perplexing question of how some of the wealthiest nations in the world in the nineteenth century are now the most crisis-prone has long puzzled economists and historians. The Decline of Latin American Economies examines the reality behind the struggling economies of Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. A distinguished panel of experts argues here that slow growth, rampant protectionism, and rising inflation plagued Latin America for years, where corrupt institutions.
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Decline of Latin American economies.
International Standard Book Number
0226185001
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Electronic books.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Economics-- Comparative.
Business & Economics.
Economic history.
Economic History.
Economic policy.
Economische ontwikkeling.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Economic Conditions.
Politics and government.
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Latin America, Economic conditions, Congresses.
Latin America, Economic policy, Congresses.
Latin America, History, Congresses.
Latin America, Politics and government, Congresses.