Falling behind explaining the development gap between Latin America and the United States / edited by Francis Fukuyama.

Other author Fukuyama, Francis.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxiv, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Latin America--Foreign economic relations. --United States. --Congresses.
United States--Foreign economic relations. --Latin America. --Congresses.

Uniform titleBrecha entre AmeĢrica Latina y Estados Unidos. English.
Contents Introduction / Francis Fukuyama -- The historical context -- Two centuries of South American reflections on the development gap between the United States and Latin America / Tulio Halperin Donghi -- Looking at them: a Mexican perspective on the gap with the United States / Enrique Krauze -- Explaining Latin America's lagging development in the second half of the twentieth century: growth strategies, inequality, and economic crises / Jorge I. Domínguez -- The politics of underdevelopment in Latin America -- Does politics explain the economic gap between the United States and Latin America? / Adam Przeworski with Carolina Curvale -- The role of high stakes politics in Latin America's development gap / Riordan Roett and Francisco E. González -- Institutional factors in Latin America's development -- The Latin American equilibrium / James A. Robinson -- Do defective institutions explain the development gap between the United States and Latin America? / Francis Fukuyama -- Why institutions matter: fiscal citizenship in Argentina and the United States / Natalio R. Botana -- Conclusion / Francis Fukuyama.
Local noteLittle-355915--305131058251Y
General notePapers presented at an international seminar held in Buenos Aires, November 2005.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007050154
ISBN9780195368826 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0195368827 (hardback : alk. paper)