Globalization and Development: Why East Asia Surged Ahead and Latin America Fell Behind

Elson, Anthony

ISBN 10: 1349445843 / ISBN 13: 9781349445844

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Globalization and Development: Why East Asia Surged Ahead and Latin America Fell Behind
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349445843
• ISBN 13: 9781349445844
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Comparing the experience of East Asia and Latin America since the mid-1970s, Elson identifies the key internal factors common to each region which have allowed East Asia to take advantage of the trade, financial, and technological impact of a more globalized economy to support its development, while Latin America has not.

About the Author

Anthony Elson is an international economist, consultant and university lecturer in the Washington, DC, area of the United States. For many years, he was a senior staff member of the IMF and consultant with the World Bank. Currently he serves as Professorial Lecturer at the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, USA, and Visiting Lecturer at the Duke Center for International Development, Duke University, USA.