Guiding the invisible hand : economic liberalism and the state in Latin American history

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Guiding the invisible hand : economic liberalism and the state in Latin American history

edited by Joseph L. Love and Nils Jacobsen

Praeger, 1988

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Bibliography: p. [187]-205

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This unprecedented collection combines economic, political, and intellectual history in its analysis of economic liberalism in Latin America. The volume demonstrates the unique and varied features of Latin American liberalism from its formative period up to 1940 and discusses its relation to state formation. The essays range from a continent-wide comparison to an in-depth local study, from tariff and industrialization policies of central states to the selective liberal convictions of traditional estate owners. The contributors consider the social bases of economic liberalism in the region and their relation to imperialism and to economic dependency. Questions of the strength and the staying power of economic liberalism are considered. In addition, the late appearance of serious alternative policies are treated.

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Structural Change and Conceptual Response in Latin America and Romania, 1860-1950 by Joseph L. Love The Emergence of Economic Liberalism in Colombia by Frank Safford Beleaguered Liberals: The Failed First Generation of Free Traders in Peru by Paul Gootenberg Argentina: Liberalism in a Country Born Liberal by Tulio Halperín Donghi The Economic Role of the State in Liberal Regimes: Brazil and Mexico Compared, 1888-1910 by Steven Topik Free Trade, Regional Elites, and the Internal Market in Southern Peru, 1895-1932 by Nils Jacobsen Economic Liberalism: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go by Florencia E. Mallon Bibliography Index

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