The Economic Development of Latin America since Independence

Luis Bértola is Visiting Professor at Gothenburg University and Editor of the Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History Review, and the Montevideo-Oxford Latin American Economic History Database. He is a member of the bureau of the International Economic History Association.; José Antonio Ocampo is former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Economic and Social Affairs, former Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and former Minister of Finance, Agriculture, and Planning of Colombia.

• Foreword ; 1. Latin America in the World Economy, 1810-2010 ; 2. The Economic History of the Young Independent Republics, 1810-1870 ; 3. Globalization, Institution-building, and Commodity-export-led Growth, c. 1870-1929 ; 4. State-led Industrialization ; 5. Turning Back to the Market ; 6. By Way of Conclusion: The History and Challenges of Latin American Development

The development failures and challenges of Latin America today are deeply rooted in its past. This lucid and authoritative book by two of the continents leading scholars is the place to start to understand how that past was formed and has evolved to shape the present in all its complexity. Indispensable.