Progress, Poverty and Exclusion: An Economic History of Latin America in the 20th Century

Rosemary Thorp

No 412 in IDB Publications (Books) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: What did the Latin American economies achieve in the course of a hundred years and how has this affected standards of living? This comprehensive history examines the political and economic forces that have shaped Latin America's development process.

Keywords: Quality of life; industrialization; elites; inequality; education; literacy; life expectancy; population growth; income distribution; infrastructure; Calidad de vida; industrialización; élites; desigualdad; alfabetización; esperanza de vida; crecimiento de la población; distribución de ingresos; infraestructura; desarrollo humano (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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