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" The decline of Latin American economies : "
edited by Sebastian Edwards, Gerardo Esquivel, and Graciela Márquez.
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946931
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b701301
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The decline of Latin American economies : : growth, institutions, and crises /\ edited by Sebastian Edwards, Gerardo Esquivel, and Graciela Márquez.
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, ©2007.
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A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
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1 online resource (viii, 418 pages) :: illustrations, maps.
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0226185001
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: 0226185036
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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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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Electronic books.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economic Conditions.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economic History.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economics-- Comparative.
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Business Economics.
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Economic history.
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Economic History.
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Economic policy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Economic Conditions.
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Politics and government.
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Economische ontwikkeling.
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Latin America, Economic conditions, Congresses.
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Latin America, Economic policy, Congresses.
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Latin America, History, Congresses.
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Latin America, Politics and government, Congresses.
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Amérique latine, Conditions économiques.
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Amérique latine, Histoire.
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Amérique latine, Politique économique.
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Amérique latine, Politique et gouvernement.
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Latijns-Amerika.
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Latin America.
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330.98
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HC125.D43 2007eb
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Edwards, Sebastian,1953-
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Esquivel, Gerardo.
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Márquez, Graciela.
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National Bureau of Economic Research.
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