Economic Doctrines in Latin America Origins, Embedding and Evolution [Hardcover]

Why it is so difficult for liberal economic ideas to become generally accepted (that is socially 'embedded') in industrialising countries despite the universal support for liberal political ideas and a single global market system? Drawing on the results of a sustained and collaborative interdisciplinary research project, international scholars provide a perspective on previous shifts towards (and away from) economic liberalism within Latin America, on the interaction of internal and external drivers in this process, and on the international context of the evolution of economic ideas.Notes on Contributors Acronyms Preface Introduction: The Acceptance of Economic Doctrine in Latin America: V.FitzGerald & R.Thorp Economic Ideas, International Influences, and Domestic Politics: A Comparative Perspective: P.Gourevitch The Evolution of Economic Ideas: from Import-substitution to Human Development: F.Stewart The Hegemony of U.S. Economic Doctrines in Latin America: P.W.Drake The Conflict of Economic Doctrines in Latin America: V.FitzGerald 'Liberalismo Tropical' : The Career of a European Economic Doctrine in Nineteenth Century Latin America: N.Jacobsen Institutional Foundations of Economic Ideas in Latin America, 1914-1950: J.L.Love The Rise and Fall of Structuralism: J.L.Love Knowledge is Power: The Case of Colombian Economists: M.Palacios The Bretton Woods Institutions and the Transmission of Neo-liberal Ideas in Mexico: N.Woods The Shifting Foundations of Economic Liberalism in Latin American Public Policy: L.Whitehead Bibliography Index

'...this is a most scholarly book on a crucial topic of our times.' - Cristobal Kay - Latin American Studies

PAUL W. DRAKE is Dean of the Division of Social Science and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego, USAPETER GOUREVITCH is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego, USANILS JACOBSEN is Professor of History at the University of Illinois at UrlÃ&