TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gerschenkron,Alexander
TI  - Economic backwardness in historical perspective: a book of essays 
AV  - HC335 .G386
U1  - 330.947 
PY  - 1962///
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
KW  - Industries
KW  - Industrialization — Europe — History — 19th century
KW  - Soviet Union
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Edited collection uses a history of economic thought perspective to explore the evolving role of Latin America within the context of globalization. In particular, it examines the region's resilience in the face of the global financial crisis. Economic Development and Global Crisis explains that Latin America is a region with distinct characteristics and peculiarities which have been shaped from the colonial era up to the present day. The contributions suggest that several features which were perceived as economic backwardness have turned out to be advantageous, and this may explain why Latin America is withstanding the crisis much better than Europe, Japan and the USA. This book will be of interest to scholars working in the areas of economic development, economic history, the history of economic thought and Latin American studies
ER  -