Development in Latin America : conceptualizing economic change in the region -- Historical legacies : patterns of unequal and unstable growth -- Import substitution industrialization : looking inward for the source of economic growth -- Latin America's debt crisis : the limits of external...

Preindustrial businesses: the time of the merchant -- The many paths to industrialization -- British and German businesses during industrialization -- Big and small businesses in industrializing America -- Japanese and Chinese businesses during industrialization -- American, British, and German...