LEADER 03486nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910821778303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-00483-2 010 $a9786612004834 010 $a0-226-18503-6 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226185033 035 $a(CKB)1000000000722572 035 $a(EBL)432142 035 $a(OCoLC)313470787 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000135882 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11954106 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135882 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10062790 035 $a(PQKB)10478321 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000115717 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC432142 035 $a(DE-B1597)522665 035 $a(OCoLC)1135583870 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226185033 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL432142 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10275456 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL200483 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000722572 100 $a20061215d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe decline of Latin American economies $egrowth, institutions, and crises /$fedited by Sebastian Edwards, Gerardo Esquivel, and Graciela Marquez 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (427 p.) 225 1 $aA National Bureau of Economic Research conference report 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-18500-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tWhen did Latin America fall behind? /$rLeandro Prados de la Escosura --$tBefore the Golden Age /$rPedro Lains --$tInequality and the evolution of institutions of taxation /$rKenneth L. Sokoloff and Eric M. Zolt --$tFinancial crises, 1880-1913 /$rMichael D. Bordo and Christopher M. Meissner --$tTrue measure of country risk /$rGerardo della Paolera and Martin Grandes --$tRelated lending /$rNoel Maurer and Stephen Haber --$tSudden stops and currency drops /$rLuis A. V. Catao --$tEstablishing credibility /$rSebastian Edwards --$tSome economic effects of closing the economy /$rGerardo Esquivel and Graciela Marquez --$tPolitical economy of protectionism /$rAurora Gomez-Galvarriato. 330 $aLatin America's economic performance is mediocre at best, despite abundant natural resources and flourishing neighbors to the north. The perplexing question of how some of the wealthiest nations in the world in the nineteenth century are now the most crisis-prone has long puzzled economists and historians. The Decline of Latin American Economies examines the reality behind the struggling economies of Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. A distinguished panel of experts argues here that slow growth, rampant protectionism, and rising inflation plagued Latin America for 410 0$aNational Bureau of Economic Research conference report. 607 $aLatin America$xEconomic conditions 607 $aLatin America$xEconomic policy 607 $aLatin America$xPolitics and government 607 $aLatin America$xHistory 676 $a330.98 701 $aEdwards$b Sebastian$f1953-$088759 701 $aEsquivel$b Gerardo$01642238 701 $aMarquez$b Graciela$01642239 712 02$aNational Bureau of Economic Research. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821778303321 996 $aThe decline of Latin American economies$93986826 997 $aUNINA