Honoring the Past, Building the Future: Fifty Years of Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ricardo Ávila

No 423 in IDB Publications (Books) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: Although science has unlocked the secrets of the human genome, the causes of social and economic development remain stubbornly enigmatic. Why do some countries adopt new technologies more readily than others? Why does income inequality persist in some regions--even in the face of rapid economic growth? Why do some societies welcome the challenges of globalization while others attempt to turn back the tide? Honoring the Past, Building the Future examines these and many related questions through the experience of Latin America and the Caribbean. In an accessible, journalistic style, author Ricardo Ávila explores a tumultuous half-century in which the region went from backwater to breadbasket, from dictatorship to democracy, and from economic basket case to emerging power.

Keywords: economic growth; democracy; health; education; equity; poverty; infrastructure; integration; culture; private sector; science and technology; environment; safety; labor; financing; debt crisis; Crecimiento económico; Democracia; Salud; Educación; Equidad; Pobreza; Infraestructura; Integración; Cultura; Sector privado; Ciencia y tecnología; Medio ambiente; Seguridad; Trabajo; Financiamiento; Crisis de la deuda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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