The Decline of Latin American Economies

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Introduction
Sebastian Edwards, Gerardo Esquivel, and Graciela Márquez

I. Economic Growth, Taxation, and Institutions

  1. When Did Latin America Fall Behind?
       Leandro Prados de la Escosura

  2. Before the Golden Age: Economic Growth in Mexico and Portugal, 1910-1950
       Pedro Lains

  3. Inequality and the Evolution of Institutions of Taxation: Evidence from the Economic History of the Americas
       Kenneth L. Sokoloff and Eric M. Zolt

II. Financial Crises, Lending, and Inflation

  4. Financial Crises, 1880-1913: The Role of Foreign Currency Debt
       Michael D. Bordo and Christopher M. Meissner

  5. The True Measure of Country Risk: A Primer on Interrelations between Solvency and the Polity Structure of Emerging Markets, Argentina 1886-1892
       Gerardo della Paolera and Martín Grandes

  6. Related Lending: Manifest Looting or Good Governance? Lessons from the Economic History of Mexico
       Noel Maurer and Stephen Haber

  7. Sudden Stops and Currency Drops: A Historical Look
       Luis A. V. Catão

  8. Establishing Credibility: The Role of Foreign Advisors in Chile's 1955-1958 Stablization Program
       Sebastian Edwards

III. Protectionism and Economic Performance

  9. Some Economic Effects of Closing the Economy: The Mexican Experience in the Mid-Twentieth Century
       Gerardo Esquivel and Graciela Márquez

  10. The Political Economy of Protectionism: The Mexican Textile Industry, 1900-1950
       Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato

Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index