Economic problems of Latin America / John M. Hunter and James William Foley

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : Houghton Mifflin Company, c1975Description: xii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 395189411
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HC 125 .H86 1975
Contents:
1. The Latin American Scene -- 2. Population Implications -- 3. The Agricultural Sector -- 4. Agrarian Reform -- 5. The Industrial Sector -- 6. Trade and Other Balance of Payments -- 7. The Role of Foreign Investment -- 8. Public Finance -- 9. Inflation -- 10. Education -- 11. Foreign Assistance -- 12. Infrastructure and Its Financing.
Summary: This book introduces readers to the economic problems of Latin America. Political, social, and cultural factors are discussed only as they relate to particular aspects of the economic problems we analyze. The book is written primarily for undergraduate students in the fields of economic development and Latin American studies. The absence of sophisticated development models and theory, how-ever, makes the book understandable to interested laymen, as well as to those whose travels and business bring them into contact with Latin America.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Annex Relegation Room Gen. Ed. - CBA GC HC 125 .H86 1975 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000005575

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Latin American Scene -- 2. Population Implications -- 3. The Agricultural Sector -- 4. Agrarian Reform -- 5. The Industrial Sector -- 6. Trade and Other Balance of Payments -- 7. The Role of Foreign Investment -- 8. Public Finance -- 9. Inflation -- 10. Education -- 11. Foreign Assistance -- 12. Infrastructure and Its Financing.

This book introduces readers to the economic problems of Latin America. Political, social, and cultural factors are discussed only as they relate to particular aspects of the economic problems we analyze. The book is written primarily for undergraduate students in the fields of economic development and Latin American studies. The absence of sophisticated development models and theory, how-ever, makes the book understandable to interested laymen, as well as to those whose travels and business bring them into contact with Latin America.

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