explaining the development gap between Latin America and the United States Fukuyama, Francis. text bibliography conference publication enk Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2008 monographic eng

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xiv, 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Introduction / Francis Fukuyama -- The historical context -- Two centuries of South American reflections on the development gap between the United States and Latin America / Tulio Halperin Donghi -- Looking at them: a Mexican perspective on the gap with the United States / Enrique Krauze -- Explaining Latin America's lagging development in the second half of the twentieth century: growth strategies, inequality, and economic crises / Jorge I. Domâinguez -- The politics of underdevelopment in Latin America -- Does politics explain the economic gap between the United States and Latin America? / Adam Przeworski with Carolina Curvale -- The role of high stakes politics in Latin America's development gap / Riordan Roett and Francisco E. Gonzâalez -- Institutional factors in Latin America's development -- The Latin American equilibrium / James A. Robinson -- Do defective institutions explain the development gap between the United States and Latin America? / Francis Fukuyama -- Why institutions matter: fiscal citizenship in Argentina and the United States / Natalio R. Botana -- Conclusion / Francis Fukuyama. edited by Francis Fukuyama. Papers presented at an international seminar held in Buenos Aires, November 2005. Includes bibliographical references and index. cl----- n-us--- Latin America Foreign economic relations United States Congresses United States Foreign economic relations Latin America Congresses HF1480.5.Z4 F195 2008 338.98 9780199754199 (hardback : alk. paper) 2007050154 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip086/2007050154.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip086/2007050154.html DLC 071210 20230410115642.0 104932