Economies of Latin America

César Yáñez (PhD: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 1994) is full professor, Department of Economic History and Institutions, University de Barcelona (Spain) and member of the board of the Centre d’Estudis Antoni de Capmany. His latest publications are: with M. Badia-Miró, ‘El consumo de automóviles en América Latina y el Caribe, 1902–1930’, El Trimestre Económico, 310 (2010); M. Rubio, C. Yáñez, M. Folchi and A. Careras, ‘Economic Modernization in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1890 and 1925: A View from Modern Energy Consumption’, Economic History Review, 63:3 (2010); ‘Importaciones de bienes de consumo duradero en América Latina en 1925: los relojes y los automóviles’, Revista de Historia Económica, 2 (2008); C. Yáñez, M. Rubio and A. Carreras, ‘Modernización económica en América Latina y el Caribe entre 1890 y 1925: una mirada desde el consumo de energía’, in M. Rubio and R. Bertoni (eds), Energía y desarrollo en el siglo XX. Uruguay en el marco latinoamericano (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, and Universidad de la República, Montevideo, 2008); C. Yáñez and M. Badia-Miró, ‘Las importaciones de relojes y automóviles en América Latina durante 1925. Una aproximación desde el punto de vista de la renta y su distribución’, in Revista de Historia Industrial, 35:3 (2008)., Albert Carreras (PhD: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 1983) is full professor, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. Dean of the School of Economics and Business. Prince of Asturias Visiting Professor, BMW Center for German and European Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University (2007–8). Professor, Department of History and Civilization, European University Institute, Florence (1989–94). Visiting scholar at University of California, Barkeley (1988–9). President, European Business History Association (2010–11). Vice-president, Asociación Española de Historia Económica (2009–11). Chairman (since 2009), Research Counc

• Introduction: Latin American Economic Backwardness Revisited, César Yáñez, Albert Carreras; Chapter 1, Albert Carreras; Chapter 2, María del Mar Rubio, Mauricio Folchi; Chapter 3 Latin America and its Main Trade Partners, 1860–1930: Did the First World War Affect Geographical Patterns?, Marc Badia-Miró, Anna Carreras-Marín; Chapter 4 The Structure of Latin American Investment in Equipment Goods During the Mature Period of the First Globalization, Xavier Tafunell; Chapter 5 Factorial Distribution of Income in Latin America, 1950–2000: New Series From the National Account Data, Vicente Neira Barría; Chapter 6, Frank Notten; Chapter 7 Economic Modernization in Adverse Institutional Environments: The Cases of Cuba and Chile, César Yáñez; Chapter 8 Capital Goods Imports, Machinery Investment and Economic Development in the Long Run: The Case of Chile, André A. Hofman, Cristián Ducoing; Chapter 9, José Jofré González; Chapter 10, Santiago Colmenares; Chapter 11, José Alejandro, Peres Cajías; Chapter 12, Carolina Román Ramos;

'excellent at conveying a clear idea of the development paths and industrialization patterns in the region ... this volume provides new hypotheses and data that will have economic historians debating why Latin America has lagged behind the developed world since independence.' The Journal of Economic History 'an excellent guide to current thinking on Latin American economic history... The editors, and their chosen authors, should be congratulated for an excellent piece of research.' Journal of Latin American Studies 'This is the type of book that Latin American economic historians have been waiting to see - one which deals rigorously with new evidence for a wide range of topics and countries.' Luis Bertola, Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay 'Researchers as well as students will find in this book compiled by Yanez and Carreras a successful mix of quantitative analysis with comporary and historical debates on the roots of Latin American economic backwardness.' Professor Columbia University