Economies of Latin America

Taylor & Francis

The economic backwardness of Latin America and the Caribbean has long been discussed, but seldom been the subject of such a wide-ranging quantitative study. The twelve essays in this collection present a twenty-first-century analysis of a long-term issue, providing extensive geographical coverage and allowing reinterpretations of the past. > The economic backwardness of Latin America and the Caribbean has long been discussed, but seldom been the subject of such a wide-ranging quantitative study. The twelve essays in this collection present a twenty-first-century analysis of a long-term issue, providing extensive geographical coverage and allowing reinterpretations of the past. > Introduction: Latin American Economic Backwardness Revisited, C\u00E9sar Y\u00E1\u00F1ez, Albert Carreras; Chapter 1, Albert Carreras; Chapter 2, Mar\u00EDa del Mar Rubio, Mauricio Folchi; Chapter 3 Latin America and its Main Trade Partners, 1860\u20131930: Did the First World War Affect Geographical Pac