Ideas, Policies and Economic Development in the Americas (Routledge Studies in Development Economics)

Esteban P�rez Caldentey, Matias Vernengo

ISBN 10: 1138806315 / ISBN 13: 9781138806313

Published by Routledge 2014-06-23, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ideas, Policies and Economic Development in the Americas (Routledge Studies in Development Economics)
• Publisher: Routledge 2014-06-23
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138806315
• ISBN 13: 9781138806313
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The interplay of ideas and policies is central to understanding the historical evolution of economies. Ideas shape economic institutions and real economic constraints are the source of new economic ideas.

The history of economic ideas, both those that are fairly recent and those that are considerably older, may provide a fertile ground for new approaches to Latin American and Caribbean economic development. However, the history of economic ideas and their intricate relation to economic policies remains a relatively unexplored field in Latin American and Caribbean studies. This book is a valuable new contribution to this emerging literature.

About the Author

Esteban Pérez -Caldentey is based at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Matias Vernengo is in the economics department at the University of Utah, USA