The Life and Times of Raúl Prebisch, 1901-1986 - Hardcover

Dosman, Edgar J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0773534121 ISBN 13: 9780773534124

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Raúl Prebisch was a leader in economic development theory and international economic policy, an institution builder, and an international diplomat. The Life and Times of Raúl Prebisch provides the first book-length account of his life and work, a story cast against the backdrop of Latin America, the Cold War, the rise of the United Nations, and the struggle for equity between first and third worlds. A wunderkind, Prebisch occupied key positions at the Argentine ministry of finance in his twenties and was the general manager of the Argentine Central Bank before forty. Exiled by Juan Perón after World War II, he became arguably the most influential Latin American official at the UN, heading such international organizations as the Economic Commission for Latin America and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

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About the Author

Edgar J. Dosman is Executive Director of Canadian Foundation for the Americas. Raised and educated in Saskatchewan, Professor Dosman studied at Oxford, Harvard and University of Munich. He is now Professor of International Relations at York University and

Edition details

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773534121
• ISBN 13: 9780773534124
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 624