John H. Coatsworth is Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and former Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. Alan M. Taylor is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis.
Examining a number of key themes-from property rights in the Amazon
to the rise and fall of the Gold Standard-this volume provides a
series of engaging and original insights into the forces that have
shaped Latin American economic development over the past two
centuries. Undoubtedly, the striking feature that unites the
diverse chapters is their dependence on the use of quantitative
techniques, which allow the statistical relationships between
economic variables to be ascertained. Combining these with an
extensive reliance on freshly assembled numerical data, all of the
contributors manage to shed new light on old questions. -- Edmund
Amann * Times Literary Supplement *
This collection of interdisciplinary essays breaks new ground by
showcasing the work of scholars who evidence an economist's
appreciation for formal theory, testing, and empirical research, as
they look with the eyes of historians at processes of change in the
political and institutional context of economic activity. *
WorldViews *
This superb, ambitious book, the result of two international
conferences on Latin American economic history, offers both
'validations' of the existing interpretations of Latin American
history and 'rejections' of the old historical analyses by
providing new perspectives based on quantitative methodologies...
This is an admirable contribution to Latin American history...[and]
a credible economic history. -- E. Pang * Choice *
This is an exciting moment in the study of the economic history of
Latin America. It is now being done by scholars with good economic
tools, asking questions that speak to the present, and with the
grit to data-mine the archives. Equally important, economists and
historians are now listening, after decades of deaf ears. Two of
the best Latin American economic historians-a spectacular new young
star teamed with a wise, long-established leader-have combined to
edit papers from the best Latin American economic historians in the
field. The book is a land mark. -- Jeffrey G. Williamson, Laird
Bell Professor of Economics, Harvard University
This is an important collection of papers on the under-researched
domestic aspects of the Latin American economies since 1800. The
authors combine the new institutionalism approach with a high
quality and wide range of data to explain key developments in
capital markets, wages and prices, the role of the lobby groups,
and the emergence of modern business and financial enterprises in
Latin America. In short, these are highly original essays that
present stimulating results. The volume mounts an effective
challenge to existing orthodoxies. -- Colin M. Lewis, Associate
Professor in Latin American Economic History, London School of
Economics and Political Science
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