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Falling Behind

Explaining the Development Gap Between Latin America and the United States

Autor: Francis Fukuyama

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Editura: Oxford University Press Inc

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In 1700, Latin America and British North America were roughly equal in economic terms. Yet over the...

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Autor

Francis Fukuyama

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2008

Pagini

336

EAN

9780195368826

ISBN

0195368827

Enbook ID

04518402

Editura

Oxford University Press Inc

Greutate

612

Dimensiuni

160 x 237 x 27

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In 1700, Latin America and British North America were roughly equal in economic terms. Yet over the next three centuries, the United States gradually pulled away, and today the gap is huge. Why did this happen? Was it culture? Geography? Economic policies? Natural resources? Differences in political development? The question has occupied scholars for decades, and the debate remains a hot one. In Falling Behind, Francis Fukuyama, acclaimed author of The End of History and America at the Crossroads, gathers together some of the world's leading scholars on the subject to explain the nature of the gap and how it came to be. Tracing the histories of development over the past four hundred years and focusing in particular on the policies of the last fifty years, the contributors conclude that while many factors are important, economic policies and political systems are at the root of the divide. Interestingly, while the gap is deeply rooted in history, they show that there have been times when it closed a bit as a consequence of policies chosen in places ranging from Chile to Argentina.Bringing to light these policy success stories, Fukuyama and the contributors offer a way forward for Latin American nations, to improve their prospects for economic growth and stable political development. Given that so many attribute the gap to either vast cultural differences or the consequences of U.S. economic domination, Falling Behind is sure to stir debate. And, given the importance of the subject in light of economic globalization and the immigration debate, its expansive, in-depth portrait of the hemispheres development will be a welcome addition to the conversation.