Structures, Endowments, and Institutions in the Economic History of Latin America

Coatsworth comments on the re-emergence of political economy in the economic history of Latin America. New systems of political and economic power seldom emerge from straight lines on a legible map, so scholars as well as policy makers and economic actors may find it convenient to not only follow de...

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Published in:Latin American research review 2005-01, Vol.40 (3), p.126-144
Main Author: Coatsworth, John H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
20th century
Analysis
Decades
Dependency theory
Development theory
Economic aspects
Economic Development
Economic growth
Economic history
Economic policy
Economic regions
Economic stagnation
Endowment
Endowments
Estimates
Evaluation
Experiments
Forecasts and trends
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Historiography
Import substitution
Income Inequality
Industrial development
Industrialization
Inequality
Infant mortality
Landowners
Language history
Latin America
Latin American history
Life expectancy
Long run economic growth
Per capita
Policy making
Political Economy
Political power
Political systems
Politics
Productivity
Public land transfers
Purchasing power parity
Research Forum
Socioeconomic Status
Standard of Living
State employees
Structuralist economics
Tolerance
Trends
United States economic history
World economy
World War II
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Summary:Coatsworth comments on the re-emergence of political economy in the economic history of Latin America. New systems of political and economic power seldom emerge from straight lines on a legible map, so scholars as well as policy makers and economic actors may find it convenient to not only follow developments with a healthy skepticism, but also to raise their tolerance for political, social, and even economic experimentation in coming years.
ISSN:0023-8791
1542-4278
1542-4278
DOI:10.1353/lar.2005.0040