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...T. Lynn Smith The Development of Brazil: Report of the Joint Brazil-United States Economic Development Commission . Washington , 1954 . Institute of Inter-American Affairs . Diagrams. Maps. Tables . Pp. xiv , 324 . Economic Impacts of Immigration. The Brazilian Immigration Problem...

...William P. Glade Industrial Polarization Under Economic Integration in Latin America . By Garbacz Christopher . Foreword by Krause Walter . Austin , 1971 . Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas . Studies in Latin American Business, 11 . Maps. Tables...

...David Denslow Underdevelopment and Development in Brazil . Vo1. I: Economic Structure and Change, 1822-1947 . Vol. II: Reassessing the Obstacles to Economic Development . By Leff Nathaniel H. . London : George Allen and Unwin , 1982 . Notes. Tables. Appendixes. Indexes . Vol. I...

...Franklin Tugwell Venezuelan Economic Development: A Politico-Economic Analysis . By Allen Loring . Greenwich, Conn. , 1977 . JAI Press . Tables. Notes. Bibliography. Index . Pp. xviii , 310 . Cloth . $23.50 . Copyright 1979 by Duke University Press 1979 Only a handful...

...Werner Baer Although Tancer raises some interesting issues in the area of economic dependency, a more carefully researched and analyzed approach would have substantially enhanced the value of this book. Analytical confusion abounds. For instance, Tancer states that “. . . the size...

... politics. The second Göttingen volume is the one I found most interesting. Particularly worthwhile and new is a chapter by Moritz Kraemer on the intensification of poverty, especially extreme poverty, as a consequence of the new economic policies adopted in the 1980s. It certainly gives reason to doubt...

...Eva A. Paus Economic Management and Economic Development in Peru and Colombia . By Thorp Rosemary . Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press , 1991 . Maps. Charts. Tables. Figures. Bibliography. Index . xviii , 238 pp. Paper . $19.95 . Copyright 1993 by Duke University...

...Richard K. Murdoch Economic Development Issues: Latin America. Prepared for the Committee for Economic Development . By Alemann Roberto . New York , 1967 . Frederick A. Praeger . Praeger Special Studies in International Economics and Development . Tables. Notes. Appendices . Pp...

...Federico G. Gil The Role of the Bracero in the Economic and Cultural Dynamics of Mexico . By Hancock Richard H. . Stanford , 1959 . Hispanic American Society, Stanford University . Maps. Bibliography . Pp. 146 . Copyright 1961 by Duke University Press 1961 ...

...Patrick C. Lipscomb, III Free Jamaica, 1838-1865, An Economic History . By Hall Douglas . New Haven , 1959 . Yale University Press . Caribbean Series, No. 1 . Tables. Map . Pp. xi , 290 . Cloth. $5.00 . Copyright 1960 by Duke University Press 1960 ...

...Eul-Soo Pang Prosperity’s Promise: The Amazon Rubber Boom and Distorted Economic Development . By Barham Bradford L. and Coomes Oliver T. . Boulder : Westview Press , 1996 . Photographs. Maps. Tables. Figures. Bibliography. Index , xix , 179 pp. Cloth . $59.00...

... rightly reply that his is a work of economic, not cultural analysis. Don’t ask, as the Chileans say, for pears from an elm tree. Fair enough, and a good economic history it is; a valuable service to all of us. Yet it is dispiriting to see that the new approaches to society and culture apparent everywhere...

...Herbert Klein; Francisco Vidal Luna Copyright 2004 by Duke University Press 2004 In the past dozen years, the Internet has become a major source of information for modern social and economic history. Given the overwhelming abundance of these sources, it is useful for researchers who want...

...Charles Sargent Anyone searching for insight into Brazilian cities will be disappointed in this book. On the other hand, those seeking an examination of Turner’s frontier thesis (especially the safety valve concept) or a discussion of structuralism versus neoclassical economics (apparently...

...Charles T. Goodsell The State and Economic Development: Peru Since 1968 . Fitzgerald E. V. K. . London , 1976 . Cambridge University Press . Tables. Appendix. Bibliography . Pp. 127 . Cloth. Copyright 1977 by Duke University Press 1977 This book analyzes economic...

...Thomas E. Skidmore Economic Development of Latin America: Historical Background and Contemporary Problems . By Furtado Celso . Translated by Macedo Suzette . 2d ed. New York , 1977 . Cambridge University Press . Maps. Tables. Bibliography. Index . Pp. xviii , 317 . Paper...

...Sylvester Damus * The author is Acting Chairman of the Department of Economics at the University of Winnipeg. Copyright 1978 by Duke University Press 1978 Professor Paul Goodwin argues that: the Central Argentine Railway (CAR) was not built ahead of demand but “in response...

..., Roberto Cortés-Conde, Thomas F. O’Brien, Jr., Joseph Fichandler, and Harry S. Stout. Copyright 1977 by Duke University Press 1977 It has long been obvious that the diffusion of technical knowledge has been closely identified with the rapid economic growth characteristic of the nineteenth...

...Henry F. Dobyns Social and Economic Change in Modern Peru . Edited by Miller Rory , Smith Clifford T. , and Fisher John . Liverpool , 1976 . Centre for Latin-American Studies. The University of Liverpool . Graphs. Maps. Tables. Bibliography . Pp. 198 . Paper. £2.75...

... articles by John G. Gurley on the relation of financial structure to economic development, an article by Edward S. Shaw on structural inflation, and an article by Leopoldo Solís M. on financial influences on development. In general, it may be stated that this series of articles is one of the most important...