MACMILLAN An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Latin America: Volume I: The Export Age: 1 (St Antony's Series)

The first volume in this series explores the impact on Latin America of the extraordinary transformation in the international economy that took place in the half century or so which preceded the world depression of the 1930s. The internationally respected authors show how the response varied in terms of both growth and distribution, shaped by varying preconditions, by natural resources and geography. The interplay of economic developments with political and social structures had profound and varied effects on policy making and on institutions, of great significance for the next decade. Review 'This is a remarkable project, bringing together the world's leading authorities in the field and some of the best of a rising generation, with a gratifyingly strong representation of Latin American scholarship. The combination of lucid survey chapters with sectoral and national case histories is unique in its quality and scale.' - James Dunkerly 'In The Export Age, Thorp and a distinguished team of authors reexamine Latin America's economic development before the 1930s to advance our understanding of why export growth so often failed to transform the economies of the region.' - Professor Victor Bulmer, University of London '...a useful and concise source of background information on the economic histories of specific countries...' - Gail D. Triner, Enterprise & Society '...this large collaborative effort will prove worthwhile to a very wide audience.' - Gail Triner, Latin American Research Review About the Author ENRIQUE CARDENAS is Professor of Economics and Rector of Universidad de las Américas-Puebla. JOSE ANTONIO OCAMPO is Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. He is a former Finance Minister of Colombia, Director (Minister) of the National Planning Department of Colombia and Minister of Agriculture of Colombia. ROSEMARY THORP is Reader in the Economics of Latin America at the University of Oxford, Director of the Latin American Centre and a Fellow of St Antony's College. Recent books include, Progress, Poverty and Exclusion: An Economic History of Latin America in the Twentieth Century.