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Latin Lessons

Hal Weitzman
Latin Lessons Book PDF

Author : Hal Weitzman
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781118140130

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Latin Lessons by Hal Weitzman Pdf

The mistakes the United States has made in Latin America—and the high price it will pay for them Could it be that for the first time in history, the United States needs Latin America more than the other way round? Since the early 1800s, the United States regarded the region as its “backyard,” but in the past decade South America’s leaders have increasingly snubbed US efforts to persuade them to adopt free-market economics and sign trade agreements. While Washington has been distracted by military campaigns elsewhere, rivals such as China, Russia, and Iran have expanded their clout in Latin America, and US influence in the region has fallen to a historic low—at the very time that the United States has become more dependent than ever on exporting to Latin America and importing its oil. Combining sharp wit and great storytelling with trenchant analysis, Hal Weitzman examines how America “lost the South” and argues that if the United States is to find a new role in a world of emerging superpowers, it must reengage with Latin America. Charts the rise of resource nationalism—in which governments take increasing control of natural resources and squeeze multinational corporations—in South America and across the world Illustrates analytical points with vivid stories—such as the disappearance of the Panama hat or the sweater Evo Morales wore throughout a world tour—and interviews with presidents, policymakers, and protesters Written by a Financial Times journalist who formerly served as its Andes correspondent based in Lima, Peru

What If Latin America Ruled the World?

Oscar Guardiola-Rivera
What If Latin America Ruled the World Book PDF

Author : Oscar Guardiola-Rivera
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781608192724

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What If Latin America Ruled the World? by Oscar Guardiola-Rivera Pdf

This tour of the histories of North and South America explains how Latin America has become a vital part of the global community and discusses how its consumers, resources and emigrants will become big factors in the future.

How Latin America Weathered The Global Financial Crisis

José De Gregorio
How Latin America Weathered The Global Financial Crisis Book PDF

Author : José De Gregorio
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780881326796

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How Latin America Weathered The Global Financial Crisis by José De Gregorio Pdf

Why has the economy of Latin America responded more positively than Asia, Europe or the United States after being hit by the recent global financial crisis? Three years after the worst of the crisis, Latin America's GDP is 25 percent higher than its precrisis level. José De Gregorio, Governor of the Central Bank of Chile from 2007 to 2011, tells the story of how Latin America has responded to the crisis with a perspective that only an insider can have. De Gregorio focuses on the seven largest economies of the region, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela (90 percent of the region's output). He argues that Latin America was resilient because of good macroeconomic policies, strong financial systems, and "a bit of luck."

Confronting the American Dream

Michel Gobat
Confronting the American Dream Book PDF

Author : Michel Gobat
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822387183

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Confronting the American Dream by Michel Gobat Pdf

Michel Gobat deftly interweaves political, economic, cultural, and diplomatic history to analyze the reactions of Nicaraguans to U.S. intervention in their country from the heyday of Manifest Destiny in the mid–nineteenth century through the U.S. occupation of 1912–33. Drawing on extensive research in Nicaraguan and U.S. archives, Gobat accounts for two seeming paradoxes that have long eluded historians of Latin America: that Nicaraguans so strongly embraced U.S. political, economic, and cultural forms to defend their own nationality against U.S. imposition and that the country’s wealthiest and most Americanized elites were transformed from leading supporters of U.S. imperial rule into some of its greatest opponents. Gobat focuses primarily on the reactions of the elites to Americanization, because the power and identity of these Nicaraguans were the most significantly affected by U.S. imperial rule. He describes their adoption of aspects of “the American way of life” in the mid–nineteenth century as strategic rather than wholesale. Chronicling the U.S. occupation of 1912–33, he argues that the anti-American turn of Nicaragua’s most Americanized oligarchs stemmed largely from the efforts of U.S. bankers, marines, and missionaries to spread their own version of the American dream. In part, the oligarchs’ reversal reflected their anguish over the 1920s rise of Protestantism, the “modern woman,” and other “vices of modernity” emanating from the United States. But it also responded to the unintended ways that U.S. modernization efforts enabled peasants to weaken landlord power. Gobat demonstrates that the U.S. occupation so profoundly affected Nicaragua that it helped engender the Sandino Rebellion of 1927–33, the Somoza dictatorship of 1936–79, and the Sandinista Revolution of 1979–90.

The International Monetary Fund and Latin America

Claudia Kedar
The International Monetary Fund and Latin America Book PDF

Author : Claudia Kedar
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781439909119

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The International Monetary Fund and Latin America by Claudia Kedar Pdf

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has played a critical role in the global economy since the postwar era. But, claims Claudia Kedar, behind the strictly economic aspects of the IMF’s intervention, there are influential interactions between IMF technocrats and local economists—even when countries are not borrowing money. In The International Monetary Fund and Latin America, Kedar seeks to expose the motivations and constraints of the operations of both the IMF and borrowers. With access to never-before-seen archive materials, Kedar reveals both the routine and behind-the-scenes practices that have depicted International Monetary Fund–Latin American relations in general and the asymmetrical IMF-Argentina relations in particular. Kedar also analyzes the “routine of dependency” that characterizes IMF-borrower relations with several Latin American countries such as Chile, Peru, and Brazil. The International Monetary Fund and Latin America shows how debtor countries have adopted IMF’s policies during past decades and why Latin American leaders today largely refrain from knocking at the IMF’s doors again.

A Monetary and Fiscal History of Latin America, 1960–2017

Timothy J. Kehoe,Juan Pablo Nicolini
A Monetary and Fiscal History of Latin America 1960 2017 Book PDF

Author : Timothy J. Kehoe,Juan Pablo Nicolini
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781452965840

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A Monetary and Fiscal History of Latin America, 1960–2017 by Timothy J. Kehoe,Juan Pablo Nicolini Pdf

A major, new, and comprehensive look at six decades of macroeconomic policies across the region What went wrong with the economic development of Latin America over the past half-century? Along with periods of poor economic performance, the region’s countries have been plagued by a wide variety of economic crises. This major new work brings together dozens of leading economists to explore the economic performance of the ten largest countries in South America and of Mexico. Together they advance the fundamental hypothesis that, despite different manifestations, these crises all have been the result of poorly designed or poorly implemented fiscal and monetary policies. Each country is treated in its own section of the book, with a lead chapter presenting a comprehensive database of the country’s fiscal, monetary, and economic data from 1960 to 2017. The chapters are drawn from one-day academic conferences—hosted in all but one case, in the focus country—with participants including noted economists and former leading policy makers. Cowritten with Nobel Prize winner Thomas J. Sargent, the editors’ introduction provides a conceptual framework for analyzing fiscal and monetary policy in countries around the world, particularly those less developed. A final chapter draws conclusions and suggests directions for further research. A vital resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of economics and for economic researchers and policy makers, A Monetary and Fiscal History of Latin America, 1960–2017 goes further than any book in stressing both the singularities and the similarities of the economic histories of Latin America’s largest countries. Contributors: Mark Aguiar, Princeton U; Fernando Alvarez, U of Chicago; Manuel Amador, U of Minnesota; Joao Ayres, Inter-American Development Bank; Saki Bigio, UCLA; Luigi Bocola, Stanford U; Francisco J. Buera, Washington U, St. Louis; Guillermo Calvo, Columbia U; Rodrigo Caputo, U of Santiago; Roberto Chang, Rutgers U; Carlos Javier Charotti, Central Bank of Paraguay; Simón Cueva, TNK Economics; Julián P. Díaz, Loyola U Chicago; Sebastian Edwards, UCLA; Carlos Esquivel, Rutgers U; Eduardo Fernández Arias, Peking U; Carlos Fernández Valdovinos (former Central Bank of Paraguay); Arturo José Galindo, Banco de la República, Colombia; Márcio Garcia, PUC-Rio; Felipe González Soley, U of Southampton; Diogo Guillen, PUC-Rio; Lars Peter Hansen, U of Chicago; Patrick Kehoe, Stanford U; Carlos Gustavo Machicado Salas, Bolivian Catholic U; Joaquín Marandino, U Torcuato Di Tella; Alberto Martin, U Pompeu Fabra; Cesar Martinelli, George Mason U; Felipe Meza, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México; Pablo Andrés Neumeyer, U Torcuato Di Tella; Gabriel Oddone, U de la República; Daniel Osorio, Banco de la República; José Peres Cajías, U of Barcelona; David Perez-Reyna, U de los Andes; Fabrizio Perri, Minneapolis Fed; Andrew Powell, Inter-American Development Bank; Diego Restuccia, U of Toronto; Diego Saravia, U de los Andes; Thomas J. Sargent, New York U; José A. Scheinkman, Columbia U; Teresa Ter-Minassian (formerly IMF); Marco Vega, Pontificia U Católica del Perú; Carlos Végh, Johns Hopkins U; François R. Velde, Chicago Fed; Alejandro Werner, IMF.

South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2013

Europa Europa Publications
South America Central America and the Caribbean 2013 Book PDF

Author : Europa Europa Publications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-10
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : 1857436555

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South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2013 by Europa Europa Publications Pdf

This latest edition of South America, Central America and the Caribbean is scrupulously revised and updated, bringing you impartial and comprehensive coverage of this vast area. It is an unrivalled survey on the countries and territories of this immense region and includes contributions from acknowledged authorities who examine topics of regional importance.

Latin American Economic Outlook 2013 SME Policies for Structural Change

OECD,Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin American Economic Outlook 2013 SME Policies for Structural Change Book PDF

Author : OECD,Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264180734

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Latin American Economic Outlook 2013 SME Policies for Structural Change by OECD,Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Pdf

This edition of the Latin American Economic Outlook finds that the region has weathered the recent turbulence in the global economy with reletive strength. This edition focuses on the role of Small and Medium Enterprises in Latin America.

The Awakening of Latin America

Ernesto Che Guevara
The Awakening of Latin America Book PDF

Author : Ernesto Che Guevara
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781644211656

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The Awakening of Latin America by Ernesto Che Guevara Pdf

This classic anthology on Latin America shows the Argentine-born revolutionary's cultural depth, rigorous intellect, and intense emotional engagement with a continent and its people. In a letter to his mother in 1954, a young Ernesto Guevara wrote, “The Americas will be the theater of my adventures in a way that is much more significant than I would have believed.” In The Awakening of Latin America we have the story of those adventures, charting Che’s evolution from an impressionable young medical student to the “heroic guerrilla,” assassinated in cold blood in Bolivia. Spanning seventeen years, this anthology draws on from his family’s personal archives and offers the best of Che’s writing: examples of his journalism, essays, speeches, letters, and even poems. As Che documents his early travels through Latin America, his involvement in the Guatemalan and Cuban revolutions, and his rise to international prominence under Fidel Castro, we see how his fervent commitment to social justice shaped and was shaped by the continent he called home.

Latin America at 200

Phillip Berryman
Latin America at 200 Book PDF

Author : Phillip Berryman
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781477308677

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Latin America at 200 by Phillip Berryman Pdf

Between 2010 and 2025, most of the countries of Latin America will commemorate two centuries of independence, and Latin Americans have much to celebrate at this milestone. Most countries have enjoyed periods of sustained growth, while inequality is showing modest declines and the middle class is expanding. Dictatorships have been left behind, and all major political actors seem to have accepted the democratic process and the rule of law. Latin Americans have entered the digital world, routinely using the Internet and social media. These new realities in Latin America call for a new introduction to its history and culture, which Latin America at 200 amply provides. Taking a reader-friendly approach that focuses on the big picture and uses concrete examples, Phillip Berryman highlights what Latin Americans are doing to overcome extreme poverty and underdevelopment. He starts with issues facing cities, then considers agriculture and farming, business, the environment, inequality and class, race and ethnicity, gender, and religion. His survey of Latin American history leads into current issues in economics, politics and governance, and globalization. Berryman also acknowledges the ongoing challenges facing Latin Americans, especially crime and corruption, and the efforts being made to combat them. Based on decades of experience, research, and travel, as well as recent studies from the World Bank and other agencies, Latin America at 200 will be essential both as a classroom text and as an introduction for general readers.

Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America

Andre Gunder Frank
Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America Book PDF

Author : Andre Gunder Frank
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : History
ISBN : 9780853450931

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Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America by Andre Gunder Frank Pdf

Originally published: Monthly Review Press, 1967.

The Right in Latin America

Barry Cannon
The Right in Latin America Book PDF

Author : Barry Cannon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135021825

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The Right in Latin America by Barry Cannon Pdf

Most current analysis on Latin American politics has been directed at examining the shift to the left in the region. Very little attention, however, has been paid to the reactions of the right to this phenomenon. What kind of discursive, policy, and strategic responses have emerged among the right in Latin America as a result of this historic turn to the left? Have there been any shifts in attitudes to inequality and poverty as a result of the successes of the left in those areas? How has the right responded strategically to regain the political initiative from the left? And what implications might such responses have for democracy in the region? The Right in Latin America seeks to provide answers to these questions while helping to fill a gap in the literature on contemporary Latin American politics. Unlike previous studies, Barry Cannon’s book does not simply concentrate on party political responses to the contemporary challenges for the right in the region. Rather he uses a wider, more comprehensive theoretical framework, grounded in political sociology, in recognition of the deep social roots of the right among Latin America’s elites, in a region known for its startling inequalities. Using Michael Mann’s pioneering work on power, he shows how elite dominance in the key areas of the economy, ideology, the military, and in transnational relations, has had a profound influence on the political strategies of the Latin American right. He shows how left governments, especially the more radical ones, have threatened elite power in these areas, influencing right-wing strategic responses as a result. These responses, he persuasively argues, can vary from elections, through street protests and media campaigns, to military coups, depending on the level of perceived threat felt by elites from the left. In this way, Cannon uncovers the dialectical nature of the left/right relationship in contemporary Latin American politics, while simultaneously providing pointers as to how the left can respond to the challenge of the right’s resurgence in the current context of left retrenchment. Cannon’s multi-faceted inter-disciplinary approach, including original research among right-leaning actors in the region makes the book an essential reference not only for those interested in the contemporary Latin American right but for anyone interested in the region’s politics at a critical juncture in its history.

Routledge Handbook of Latin American Security

David R. Mares,Arie M. Kacowicz
Routledge Handbook of Latin American Security Book PDF

Author : David R. Mares,Arie M. Kacowicz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317965091

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Routledge Handbook of Latin American Security by David R. Mares,Arie M. Kacowicz Pdf

This new Handbook is a comprehensive collection of cutting-edge essays on all aspects of Latin American Security by a mix of established and emerging scholars. The Routledge Handbook of Latin American Security identifies the key contemporary topics of research and debate, taking into account that the study of Latin America’s comparative and international politics has undergone dramatic changes since the end of the Cold War, the return of democracy and the re-legitimization and re-armament of the military against the background of low-level uses of force short of war. Latin America’s security issues have become an important topic in international relations and Latin American studies. This Handbook sets a rigorous agenda for future research and is organised into five key parts: • The Evolution of Security in Latin America • Theoretical Approaches to Security in Latin America • Different 'Securities' • Contemporary Regional Security Challenges • Latin America and Contemporary International Security Challenges With a focus on contemporary challenges and the failures of regional institutions to eliminate the threat of the use of force among Latin Americans, this Handbook will be of great interest to students of Latin American politics, security studies, war and conflict studies and International Relations in general.

Australian-Latin American Relations

E. Kath
Australian Latin American Relations Book PDF

Author : E. Kath
Publisher : Springer
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137501929

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Australian-Latin American Relations by E. Kath Pdf

Until recently, Australia and Latin America were considered irrelevant to one another. The prevailing perception in Australia had been that Latin America was too remote, disconnected, and politically irrelevant to warrant serious scholarly or public attention. In recent years, this perception has rapidly changed, with Australian universities seeking to attract Latin American students, new diplomatic relations emerging, investment in mining and other business sectors expanding, and a growing fascination in Australia with Latin American food, music, dance and other forms of popular culture. These rapid developments can only properly be understood within the context of broader global transformations underway, including shifts in power relations between the 'Global North' and 'Global South', the rise of key Latin American economies, major technological developments, and ever-increasing global interconnectivity. This pioneering interdisciplinary book ventures into the new space of Australian-Latin American relations, exploring multiple dimensions of the rapidly changing landscape within a global context.

EU Foreign Policy Towards Latin America

R. Dominguez
EU Foreign Policy Towards Latin America Book PDF

Author : R. Dominguez
Publisher : Springer
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137321282

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EU Foreign Policy Towards Latin America by R. Dominguez Pdf

This book analyzes the relations between two geographical areas with different levels of regional institutionalization: the European Union and Latin America. Characterized by low interdependence and asymmetry, this relationship operates in different levels ranging from EU-individual countries to EU-Latin American summits.