Overview
In this innovative synthesis and reconstruction of the role of trade in Latin American development, the author asks what have been the political terms of trade in Latin America, and why have they differed so much from the multilateral and national trade politics of the advanced capitalist countries, especially the United States? He shows, in great detail, how a new conceptual approach to this question can help us to understand why, and with what limits, Latin America now seems ready to accept the mantle of free trade. This book is a unique attempt to link some of the most provocative hypotheses from the literatures of international trade, development, regional economic history, and resource management to national politics in Latin America.
Full Product Details
Author: Steven E. Sanderson
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.417kg
ISBN: 9780804720212
ISBN 10: 0804720215
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 01 July 1992
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'Sanderson's work is original, provocative, and genuinely 'controversial' in the best sense. Few political scientists, and even fewer Latin Americanists, normally venture much beyond the boundaries of their disciplines and circumscribed regional problematics. This book, in contrast, is a masterful exercise in disciplinary trespassing. The author reexamines old and familiar issues from novel vantage points and then proceeds to challenge conventional orthodoxies by posing new questions and suggesting new answers. This scholarship, I believe, will strongly shape the terms of future debate on patterns of Latin American development and the region's place in the global political economy.'William C. Smith, University of Miami
""A demanding but very rewarding study... It takes the trouble to explain carefully, and with extensive documentation the differences and similarities of the various countries... And it is rewarding because, unlike most of the literature on trade and trade policy, it argues that economic growth and social policy cannot be divorced... An excellent book."" - International Affairs
A demanding but very rewarding study... It takes the trouble to explain carefully, and with extensive documentation the differences and similarities of the various countries... And it is rewarding because, unlike most of the literature on trade and trade policy, it argues that economic growth and social policy cannot be divorced... An excellent book. --International Affairs
