 | Economic Development and Global Crisis: The Latin American Economy in Historical Perspective Subjects: Area Studies; Economics Finance Business & Industry; Politics & International Relations; Latin American & Hispanic Studies; Economics Finance and Accounting; International Political Economy; Finance; International Politics; Economic Theory & Philosophy; Macroeconomics; Development Economics; History of Economic Thought; Public Finance; Latin American Politics; This edited collection uses a history of economic thought perspective to explore the evolving role of Latin America within the context of globalization. In particular, it examines the region's resilience in the face of the global financial crisis. Economic Development and Global Crisis explains that Latin America is a region with distinct characteristics and peculiarities which have been shaped from the colonial era up to the present day. The contributions suggest that several features which were perceived as economic backwardness have turned out to be advantageous, and this may explain why Latin America is withstanding the crisis much better than Europe, Japan and the USA. This book will be of interest to scholars working in the areas of economic development, economic history, the history of economic thought and Latin American studies. José Luís Cardoso is Research Professor of Economics and the History of Economics at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal. Maria Cristina Marcuzzo is Full Professor in Political Economy at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy. María Eugenia Romero is Research Professor of the History of Economics at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico. |
