The economic backwardness of Latin America and the Caribbean has long been discussed, but seldom been the subject of such a wide-ranging quantitative study. The twelve essays in this collection present a twenty-first-century analysis of a long-term issue, providing extensive geographical coverage and allowing reinterpretations of the past.
See more
Current price
€53.99
Original price
€59.99
Save 10%
Will deliver when available.
Product Details
Weight: 470g
Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
Publication Date: 21 Jan 2016
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781138661998
About César Yáñez
César Yáñez (PhD: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona 1994) is full professor Department of Economic History and Institutions University de Barcelona (Spain) and member of the board of the Centre dEstudis Antoni de Capmany. His latest publications are: with M. Badia-Miró El consumo de automóviles en América Latina y el Caribe 19021930 El Trimestre Económico 310 (2010); M. Rubio C. Yáñez M. Folchi and A. Careras Economic Modernization in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1890 and 1925: A View from Modern Energy Consumption Economic History Review 63:3 (2010); Importaciones de bienes de consumo duradero en América Latina en 1925: los relojes y los automóviles Revista de Historia Económica 2 (2008); C. Yáñez M. Rubio and A. Carreras Modernización económica en América Latina y el Caribe entre 1890 y 1925: una mirada desde el consumo de energía in M. Rubio and R. Bertoni (eds) Energía y desarrollo en el siglo XX. Uruguay en el marco latinoamericano (Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona and Universidad de la República Montevideo 2008); C. Yáñez and M. Badia-Miró Las importaciones de relojes y automóviles en América Latina durante 1925. Una aproximación desde el punto de vista de la renta y su distribución in Revista de Historia Industrial 35:3 (2008). Albert Carreras (PhD: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona 1983) is full professor Department of Economics and Business Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona. Dean of the School of Economics and Business. Prince of Asturias Visiting Professor BMW Center for German and European Studies Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Georgetown University (20078). Professor Department of History and Civilization European University Institute Florence (198994). Visiting scholar at University of California Barkeley (19889). President European Business History Association (201011). Vice-president Asociación Española de Historia Económica (200911). Chairman (since 2009) Research Counc