The Economics of Contemporary Latin America (MIT Press)

Beatriz Armendáriz, Felipe Larraín B.

  • 出版商: MIT
  • 出版日期: 2017-05-12
  • 售價: $1,720
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$1,634
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 464
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 0262533154
  • ISBN-13: 9780262533157
  • 相關分類: 經濟學 Economy
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商品描述

Latin America is richly endowed with natural resources, fertile land, and vibrant cultures. Yet the region remains much poorer than its neighbors to the north. Most Latin American countries have not achieved standards of living and stable institutions comparable to those found in developed countries, have experienced repeated boom-bust cycles, and emain heavily reliant on primary commodities.

This book studies the historical roots of Latin America's contemporary economic and social development, focusing on poverty and income inequality dating back to colonial times. It addresses today's legacies of the market-friendly reforms that took hold in the 1980s and 1990s by examining successful stabilizations and homemade monetary and fiscal institutional reforms. It offers a detailed analysis of trade and financial liberalization, twenty--first century-growth, and the decline in poverty and income inequality. Finally, the book offers an overall analysis of inclusive growth policies for development -- including gender issues and the informal sector -- and the challenges that lie ahead for the region, with special attention to pressing demands by the vibrant and vocal middle class, youth unemployment, and indigenous populations.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

拉丁美洲擁有豐富的自然資源、肥沃的土地和充滿活力的文化。然而,該地區的貧窮程度仍遠低於北方鄰國。大多數拉丁美洲國家尚未達到與發達國家相當的生活水平和穩定的制度,經歷了反覆的繁榮與衰退週期,並且仍然在很大程度上依賴初級商品。

本書研究拉丁美洲當代經濟和社會發展的歷史根源,重點關注自殖民時期以來的貧困和收入不平等。它探討了1980年代和1990年代市場友好改革的當今遺產,通過檢視成功的穩定措施以及自製的貨幣和財政制度改革。書中詳細分析了貿易和金融自由化、21世紀的增長,以及貧困和收入不平等的下降。最後,本書對包容性增長政策進行了整體分析,包括性別議題和非正式部門,以及該地區面臨的挑戰,特別關注充滿活力且聲音強烈的中產階級、青年失業和原住民的迫切需求。