Political Institutions and Economic Growth in Latin America offers a new contribution to the literature on institutions and growth through the analysis of historical cases of institutional change and economic growth in Latin America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- ONE. The Science and Technology of Lie Machines -- TWO. Production: Troll Armies and the Organization of Misinformation on Social Media -- THREE. Distribution: Deceitful Robots and Politics in Code -- FOUR....

"The Political Economy of Populism explores the interplay between identity, the economy and inequality to explain the dynamics of populist votes since the beginning of the 20th century. The book discusses the political and economic implications of populist governance using data on populist...