Latin America : development and conflict since 1945


John Ward
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
London : Routledge , 2004
Omfang
VIII, 177 s. : ill.
Utgave
2nd ed.
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Latin America: Development and conflict since 1945; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Economic development; 3. Latin America and the wider world; 4. Society and politics; 5. Social welfare; 6. Women; 7. The natural environment; 8. Latin America in the 1990s: problems and potential; Appendix: chronology; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. - In Latin America John Ward provides an interdisciplinary introduction to contemporary Latin America in the last half century. Beginning with a brief history of Latin America since 1492, and taking debates over state intervention versus free market strategies as a central theme, he discusses the interactions between economics, political and social issues. He argues that the region's problems since 1945 have resulted more from internal circumstances than from external pressures. The discussion includes :* the long-term background to the 1980's debt crisis* the effects of neolibe
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0415147255

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