Latin America and the World Economy since 1800 Paperback by John H. Coatsworth

Product Details

• Publisher: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (1999-04-06)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 502 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780674512818
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

The fifteen essays in this volume apply the methods of the new economic history to the history of the Latin American economies since 1800. The authors combine the historian's sensitivity to context and contingency with modern or "neoclassical" economic theory and quantitative methods.

The essays shed new light on the economic history of all the major economies from Mexico and Cuba to Brazil and Argentina. Some focus on comparing macroeconomic policies and performance, others analyze key sectors such as foreign trade, finance, transportation, and industry, and still others focus on the impact of property rights, government regulation, and political upheaval.

About the Author

John H. Coatsworth is Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and former Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University.

Alan M. Taylor is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis.