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Latin American economies

Economics

Economic histories and policy studies of Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and the region as a whole, including its debt crises and populist episodes.

21 books on Latin American economies, 2 of them tier 1.

21 books

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  1. The Other PathHernando de Soto, 1989
  2. The Economic History of Latin America since IndependenceVictor Bulmer-Thomas, 1994
  3. Peru 1890-1977: Growth and Policy in an Open EconomyRosemary Thorp, Geoffrey Bertram, 1978
  4. The Macroeconomics of Populism in Latin AmericaRudiger Dornbusch, Sebastian Edwards, 1991
  5. Crisis and Reform in Latin AmericaSebastian Edwards, 1995

The best books on Latin American economies 21

The Other PathThe Other Path
T1 The Other Path
Hernando de Soto · 1989
Field measurement of Lima's informal economy and the cost of legality; the founding text.
Open Library
The Economic History of Latin America since The Economic History of Latin America since Independence
T1 The Economic History of Latin America since Independence
Victor Bulmer-Thomas · 1994
The standard economic history; export dependence and import substitution explained.
Open Library
Peru 1890-1977: Growth and Policy in an OpenPeru 1890-1977: Growth and Policy in an Open Economy
T2 Peru 1890-1977: Growth and Policy in an Open Economy
Rosemary Thorp, Geoffrey Bertram · 1978
The classic export-led growth study; why commodity booms did not compound.
Open Library
The Macroeconomics of Populism in Latin AmerThe Macroeconomics of Populism in Latin America
T2 The Macroeconomics of Populism in Latin America
Rudiger Dornbusch, Sebastian Edwards · 1991
The four-phase populist cycle; still the best predictive framework for the region.
Open Library
Crisis and Reform in Latin AmericaCrisis and Reform in Latin America
T2 Crisis and Reform in Latin America
Sebastian Edwards · 1995
The World Bank chief economist on the debt crisis and the reforms after it.
Open Library
Pinochet's Economists: The Chicago School inPinochet's Economists: The Chicago School in Chile
T2 Pinochet's Economists: The Chicago School in Chile
Juan Gabriel Valdés · 1995
How an economics faculty exchange programme became a national policy regime.
Open Library
How Latin America Fell BehindHow Latin America Fell Behind
T2 How Latin America Fell Behind
Stephen Haber · 1997
Comparative essays on why Brazil and Mexico diverged from the United States.
Open Library
Argentina and the FundArgentina and the Fund
T2 Argentina and the Fund
Michael Mussa · 2002
Insider: the IMF's former chief economist on why the convertibility plan failed.
Open Library
A New Economic History of ArgentinaA New Economic History of Argentina
T2 A New Economic History of Argentina
Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor · 2003
The long-run data behind the country's century of relative decline.
Open Library
And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out)And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out)
T2 And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out)
Paul Blustein · 2005
The 2001 default, the IMF's role and the convertibility trap.
Open Library
Debt Defaults and Lessons from a Decade of CDebt Defaults and Lessons from a Decade of Crises
T2 Debt Defaults and Lessons from a Decade of Crises
Federico Sturzenegger, Jeromin Zettelmeyer · 2006
The technical anatomy of restructurings, written partly by a later central bank governor.
Open Library
The Chile Project: The Story of the Chicago
T2 The Chile Project: The Story of the Chicago Boys and the Downfall of Neoliberalism
Sebastian Edwards · 2023
Best single volume: the reforms, the 1982 crash, the pension system and the reaction against it.
Open Library
Coffee in Colombia, 1850-1970Coffee in Colombia, 1850-1970
T3 Coffee in Colombia, 1850-1970
Marco Palacios · 1980
Economic history of the crop, the growers' federation and the export institutions built around it.
Open Library
The Chilean Economy: Policy Lessons and ChalThe Chilean Economy: Policy Lessons and Challenges
T3 The Chilean Economy: Policy Lessons and Challenges
Barry P. Bosworth, Rudiger Dornbusch, Raúl Labán · 1994
Brookings assessment of the reform package by economists who took it seriously.
Open Library
Chile's Free-Market Miracle: A Second LookChile's Free-Market Miracle: A Second Look
T3 Chile's Free-Market Miracle: A Second Look
Joseph Collins, John Lear · 1995
The critical case; distributional costs behind the headline growth numbers.
Open Library
Chile: The Great TransformationChile: The Great Transformation
T3 Chile: The Great Transformation
Javier Martínez, Alvaro Díaz · 1996
How the productive structure and business class were remade after 1973.
Open Library
Left Behind: Latin America and the False ProLeft Behind: Latin America and the False Promise of Populism
T3 Left Behind: Latin America and the False Promise of Populism
Sebastian Edwards · 2010
Why growth kept disappointing despite reform; good on institutions and productivity.
Open Library
Venezuela Before Chávez: Anatomy of an Econo
T3 Venezuela Before Chávez: Anatomy of an Economic Collapse
Ricardo Hausmann, Francisco Rodríguez · 2014
Academic but decisive: the decline began decades before Chávez, and shows why.
Open Library
Crude Nation: How Oil Riches Ruined VenezuelCrude Nation: How Oil Riches Ruined Venezuela
T3 Crude Nation: How Oil Riches Ruined Venezuela
Raúl Gallegos · 2016
The mechanics of subsidised fuel, multiple exchange rates and arbitrage as a national industry.
Open Library
Argentina's Economic Reforms of the 1990s inArgentina's Economic Reforms of the 1990s in Contemporary and Historical Perspective
T3 Argentina's Economic Reforms of the 1990s in Contemporary and Historical Perspective
Domingo Cavallo, Sonia Cavallo Runde · 2017
Insider: the economy minister who built convertibility defending the record.
Open Library
Essays on Industrialization in ColombiaEssays on Industrialization in Colombia
T4 Essays on Industrialization in Colombia
R. Albert Berry · 1983
Dated but the only serious English work on Colombian manufacturing.
Open Library

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