Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I. Economic Problems and Development in the Long Run -- II. The Impact of the Colonial Heritage on the Economic Development in the 19th and 20th Centuries -- III. International Economic Relations and their Impact on Economy, State, and Society...

Analiza los efectos que la politica economica seguida por Estados Unidos desde 1979 esta acarreando, tanto dentro como fuera del pais. Examina la forma en que condicionaria las opciones de politica de los paises de America Latina, en especial del Brasil, en el plano de las relaciones financieras...

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