The story of Penang would be incomplete without the Big Five Hokkien families (the Khoo, the Cheah, the Yeoh, the Lim, and the Tan). It was the Big Five who played a preponderant role not only in transforming Penang into a regional entrepot and a business and financial base, but also in...

Capital extranjero y grandes empresas nacionales durante la expansión agroexportadora (1880-1930) / Norma Silvana Lanciotti, Andrea Lluch -- Estado y poder económico en la industrialización sustitutiva de importaciones (1930-1975) / Marcelo Rougier, Mario Raccanello -- La consolidación de la...

While Latin America accounts for approximately 7 percent of the world economy, easily accessible information on the economies of the region is not always easy to find. The existing literature on Latin American economics usually assumes some previous familiarity with the region and is focused on...