The First Export Era Revisited

Reassessing its Contribution to Latin American Economies
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-62339-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 348 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 5761 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Economic History

This book challenges the wide-ranging generalizations that dominate the literature on the impact of export-led growth upon Latin America during the first export era. The contributors to this volume contest conventional approaches, stemming from structuralism and dependency theory, which portray a rather negative view of the impact of nineteenth-century globalization upon Latin America. It has been considered that, as a result of the role of Latin American countries as providers of raw materials produced in enclaves dominated by foreign capital, their participation in the world economy has had adverse consequences for their long-term development. This volume addresses a representative sample of countries with varied initial conditions and resource endowments, a diverse productive specialization, as well as different degrees of integration to the world economy. This allows a direct comparison among the different experiences within the region, which in turn enables a more nuanced understanding of the contribution of exports to economic growth and economic modernization. Seven national case studies are presented – Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Mexico and Bolivia – which offer an insight into the successes of a region traditionally viewed as disadvantaged by globalization and export-led growth.

Winner of the Vicens Vives prize for the best economic history book granted by the Spanish Economic History Association.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kuntz-Ficker, Sandra

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Latin America’s First Export Era: Reassessing its Economic Contribution.- Chapter 2: The Contribution of Argentine Exports to the Economy: 1875–1929.- Chapter 3: The Bolivian Export Sector: 1870–1950.- Chapter 4: The Brazilian Export Economy: 1822–1913.- Chapter 5: The Impact of Nitrates on the Chilean Economy: 1880–1930.- Chapter 6: Exports and Economic Development in Colombia – A Regional Perspective: 1830–1929.- Chapter 7: Mexico in the Export Era – Export Boom, Economic Modernization, and Industrialization: 1870s–1929.- Chapter 8: Exports and Their Impact on the Economy – The Case of Peru: 1830–1930.- Chapter 9: Latin America’s First Export Era: A Preliminary Balance (Towards a New Synthesis).

Über Autor(innen)

Sandra Kuntz-Ficker is Professor of Economic History at El Colegio de México, Mexico. She has taught at the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford, USA. She is a member of the Mexican Academy of Science (AMC) and the Executive Committee of the International Economic History Association (IEHA). She specializes in the economic history of Mexico and Latin America from the nineteenth- through to the mid-twentieth century.