Two centuries of economic growth: Latin America at its bicentennial celebration



Document title: Two centuries of economic growth: Latin America at its bicentennial celebration
Journal: Latin american journal of economics
Database: CLASE
System number: 000351020
ISSN: 0719-0425
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Instituto de Economía, Santiago de Chile. Chile
Year:
Season: Nov
Volumen: 48
Number: 2
Pages: 113-132
Country: Chile
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract On December 2010, five research teams gathered in Santiago, Chile, to discuss the growth experiences of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela since independence from Spain was declared in 1810. The five teams answered an invitation from the editors of the Latin American Journal of Economics to explain why these countries' growth experiences lag so far behind those of the developed world, and at the same time, why their trajectories have been so dissimilar. This paper serves as an introduction to the special issue, characterizing the patterns of growth in Latin America, and discussing the teams' answers
Disciplines: Economía
Keyword: Desarrollo económico,
América Latina,
Economía regional,
Modelo de desarrollo,
Bicentenario,
Política económica,
Crecimiento económico
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