Economists in the Americas
Probably no region's economists have had greater public visibility or greater impact on regional and national public policy than Latin America's and no region has been more directly affected by the spread of US economics. Economists in the Americas joins a small but important comparative l...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
c2009
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Probably no region's economists have had greater public visibility or greater impact on regional and national public policy than Latin America's and no region has been more directly affected by the spread of US economics. Economists in the Americas joins a small but important comparative literature on economics as a profession and is the first comparative treatment of professional economists in the United States and Latin America 1. Economists in the Americas : convergence, divergence and connection / Verónica Montecinos, John Markoff and María José Álvarez-Rivadulla -- 2. The internationalization of ideas in Argentina's economics profession / Glen Biglaiser -- 3. Economists in the Brazilian government : from developmentalist state to neoliberal policies / Maria Rita Loureiro -- 4. Economics : the Chilean story / Verónica Montecinos -- 5. Colombia : economics, economic policy and economists / Luis Bernardo Flórez Enciso -- 6. From nationalism to neoliberalism : conflict and consensus in the history of Mexican economics / Sarah Babb -- 7. The United States : an economist's economy / Marion Fourcade -- 8. Economics, economists and politics in Uruguay / Adolfo Garcé -- 9. Epilogue : a glance beyond the neoliberal moment / Verónica Montecinos and John Markoff |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 341 p ill |
| ISBN: | 1845420438 9781849803465 9781845420437 |