04054nam 2200781 a 450 991095955720332120251117004046.09786612004834978128200483212820048329780226185033022618503610.7208/9780226185033(CKB)1000000000722572(EBL)432142(OCoLC)313470787(SSID)ssj0000135882(PQKBManifestationID)11954106(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135882(PQKBWorkID)10062790(PQKB)10478321(StDuBDS)EDZ0000115717(MiAaPQ)EBC432142(DE-B1597)522665(OCoLC)1135583870(DE-B1597)9780226185033(Au-PeEL)EBL432142(CaPaEBR)ebr10275456(CaONFJC)MIL200483(Perlego)1850617(EXLCZ)99100000000072257220061215d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe decline of Latin American economies growth, institutions, and crises /edited by Sebastian Edwards, Gerardo Esquivel, and Graciela Marquez1st ed.Chicago University of Chicago Press20071 online resource (427 p.)A National Bureau of Economic Research conference reportDescription based upon print version of record.9780226185002 0226185001 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.When did Latin America fall behind? /Leandro Prados de la Escosura --Before the Golden Age /Pedro Lains --Inequality and the evolution of institutions of taxation /Kenneth L. Sokoloff and Eric M. Zolt --Financial crises, 1880-1913 /Michael D. Bordo and Christopher M. Meissner --True measure of country risk /Gerardo della Paolera and Martin Grandes --Related lending /Noel Maurer and Stephen Haber --Sudden stops and currency drops /Luis A. V. Catao --Establishing credibility /Sebastian Edwards --Some economic effects of closing the economy /Gerardo Esquivel and Graciela Marquez --Political economy of protectionism /Aurora Gomez-Galvarriato.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 National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / GeneralbisacshLatin AmericaEconomic conditionsLatin AmericaEconomic policyLatin AmericaPolitics and governmentLatin AmericaHistorylatin america, mexico, argentina, chile, politics, government, history, economics, unrest, revolution, corruption, inflation, protectionism, growth, textiles, industry, nonfiction, stablization, foreign advisors, currency, lending, governance, solvency, risk, emerging markets, debt, inequality, wealth, poverty, portugal, taxation.BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General.330.98Edwards Sebastian1953-88759Esquivel Gerardo1807672Marquez Graciela1807673National Bureau of Economic Research.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910959557203321The decline of Latin American economies4357525UNINA