The Capitalist Revolution in Latin America. [1. Latin America on the Rise -- 2. The Economic Transformation of Latin America -- 3. The Blocked Society -- 4. Development Planners in Their Heyday -- 5. Latin America's Statist Tradition -- 6. Outdated International Development Institutions -- 7. Implications of Latin American Capitalism for the United States.]

Mauve and green cloth, with mauve lettering, in photographic dustjacket ;ix, 214 p. ; 25 cm. ; Contents: 1. Latin America on the Rise -- 2. The Economic Transformation of Latin America -- 3. The Blocked Society -- 4. Development Planners in Their Heyday -- 5. Latin America's Statist Tradition -- 6. Outdated International Development Institutions -- 7. Implications of Latin American Capitalism for the United States. ; ".describes the efforts of the Salinas, Pinochet, and Menem governments to combat the established interests of the local elites and the international development agencies, to privatize state industries, and to establish independent markets. In this new climate, private capitalists and entrepreneurs are feted and celebrated, and productivity has risen to levels unimagined only a few years before" ; business card pasted down to front ep, else VG/VG.