Resilience of Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean

Resilience of Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137328371

As regionalisation becomes an increasingly hot topic, the authors explain why regionalism has been most successful in Latin America and analyse current processes and opinions of possible future developments in the region, including the Caribbean, Central America, Brazil, and Mexico.

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Total Pages: 610
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Diez ensayos liberales

Diez ensayos liberales
Author: Carlos Rodríguez Braun
Publisher: LID Editorial
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2008-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 8483565935

Carlos Rodríguez Braun analiza la sociedad libre y sus enemigos, y defiende la libertad desde perspectivas poco habituales, como la moral.

A History of Colombian Economic Thought

A History of Colombian Economic Thought
Author: Andrés Álvarez
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2023-09-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 100095739X

Ever since the quest for independence between 1810 and 1819, economic thought in Colombia has been shaped by policy debates and characterized by a pragmatic and eclectic approach. Economic thought in Colombia can only be revealed through the exploration of economists’ practices and the role of economic arguments within broader public debate. This history of Colombian economic thought provides a detailed account of major issues that have marked the constant feedback between economic ideas and economic practice in Colombia during the 19th and 20th centuries. This volume is thus a history of the interaction between ideas and policy. Those involved in these debates – politicians, public officials, journalists, and, latterly, professional economists – established direct contact with what can be identified as the centers of production of economic theory (both in Europe and the US) and entered regional and local networks in economics, but were not just importers of ideas or theories. The way in which they read, discussed, transformed and applied economic theories in Colombia makes for a rich environment for the production and implementation of economic policies that drew, diverged and transformed the way economics was understood and used as a source of knowledge for practical concerns. This is why the history of Colombian economic thought does not fit into traditional typologies of economic schools and why it must be understood as part of a political debate and within a political, social and cultural context that demanded specific solutions to urgent social demands. Through the study of what was taught, when and how, at the beginnings of the republican era, and why and how professional economists came to lead public debate and economic policy making in the 20th century, this book explores the foundations of this permanent interaction between theory and practice. This book will be of significant interest to readers of history of economic thought, economic history and the history of Colombian and Latin American economic, political and social life more broadly.

Economics 1966

Economics 1966
Author: International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 560
Release: 1968-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780422802703

First published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Historia mínima de la economía mexicana, 1519-2010

Historia mínima de la economía mexicana, 1519-2010
Author: Sandra Kuntz Ficker
Publisher: El Colegio de Mexico AC
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 6074624011

Obra accesible, que pone de relieve aspectos del pasado que son de importancia e interés para el mundo de hoy. Ofrece una imagen fresca y desprejuiciada de nuestra historia económica que supera los estereotipos y las ideologías tan comunes en la cultura económica de nuestro país. Sus capítulos se entrelazan para proporcionar continuidad y fluidez al nuevo conjunto. El propósito es ofrecer una mirada general en una versión que resulta apropiada para lectores. Versión sintética del contenido de la Historia económica general de México.

State and Society in Spanish America During the Age of Revolution

State and Society in Spanish America During the Age of Revolution
Author: Victor Uribe Uran
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780842028745

State and Society in Spanish America during the Age of Revolution calls into question the orthodox split of Latin American history into colonial and modern, arguing that this split obscures significant economic, social, and even political continuities from 1780 to 1850. In addition, the book argues that the colonial-modern division makes it difficult to appraise historical changes in a comprehensive way. The book covers an unconventional period-1750 to 1850-and looks at the continuities over this longer, more comprehensive timespan. The essays discuss late colonial and postcolonial developments in gender, racial, class, and cultural relations across Latin America and in specific regions, including Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Chile. By bridging these two eras and looking at the "Age of Democratic Revolution" as a whole, the book allows readers to see the coming of Latin America's struggle for independence from Spain and Portugal and the changes after independence. Written by established Latin American scholars as well as up-and-coming historians, these essays are published in this volume for the first time. This book is ideal for courses on Latin American history, including colonial history, national history, and the "Age of Revolution."

Industry and Underdevelopment

Industry and Underdevelopment
Author: Stephen Haber
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0804765553

The recent economic troubles of Mexico should have surprised no one, for the Mexican economy is an unhealthy one whose basic problems extend back to the nineteenth century - that is the major theme of this study of the formative years of industrialization in Mexico. The author focuses on the forces - economic, political, and technological - that have thwarted Mexican efforts to become a competitive member of the international economic community. Unlike most previous studies, which have relied on aggregate data published by the Mexican government that lump together all industries and all firms, this study is based almost entirely on new material concerning individual companies and individual entrepreneurs. This approach enables the author to examine a wide range of new questions. What were the social origins of Mexico's industrial entrepreneurs? What was their relation to the government of Porfirio Diaz? How profitable were the major manufacturing companies? What effects did the Revolution of 1910-1917 have on the nation's physical plant and on investor confidence? What strategies did firms follow to protect their markets and to prevent competition? The author argues that the roots of modern Mexican industrialization are not to be found in the restructuring of the Mexican economy associated with the Revolution (indeed he contends that the Revolution's effect on the economy has been exaggerated) or in the economic growth stemming from World War II. Rather, he sees the Porfiriato as the decisive era in Mexico's industrialization. By examining the economic constraints on large-scale industrialization during the Porfiriato, he explains the factors that led to an industrial sector marked by concentration of ownership, oligopoly and monopoly production, the inability to compete in international markets, and the need for constant government protection and subsidies.

Colombia

Colombia
Author: Marcelo Giugale
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 1080
Release: 2003
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780821353486

Recent political changes in Colombia have opened up possibilities to think beyond the long-standing conflict and violence to promote a development agenda, based upon economic growth, social welfare and environmental protection. This publication contains various policy papers which seek to contribute to the national debate on options to address these development challenges. The book is intended to provide the incoming Colombian presidential administration with a comprehensive policy discussion regarding the country's development agenda.

Miraculous Metamorphoses

Miraculous Metamorphoses
Author: J. Demmers
Publisher: Zed Books
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2001-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781856498876

This volume examines a central conundrum of Latin American politics. How is that the triumph of neoliberal-inspired economic restructuring in the 1980s and 90s did not cause the political demise of populist movements? What is remarkable, as these scholars show, is that Latin American populist parties, which had long been associated with statist, quasi-Keynesian, even demagogic economic policies, have survived the transition to the much harsher era of free markets, privatisation, unemployment and increasing inequality. And without apparently losing their political popularity, in contrast both to the far left and traditional oligarchic parties. Indeed Latin American populist forces seem to have made neoliberalism their own. The Editors have carefully chosen from South and Central America a representative set of countries through which to explore this phenomenon - Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua. What emerges is an up-to-date, nuanced modern political history of Latin America which does full justice to the distinctive political paths of each country while at the same time making clear the significant extent to which the region's populist tradition as a whole has adapted to the new economic realities. This is in marked contrast to the very different political trajectories of Africa and Asia in the past two decades.