Download or read book An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Latin America written by Enrique Cardenas and published by St Antony's. This book was released on 2000 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1990s, "protection," "import substitution," and "intervention" have become dirty words, part of the "leyenda negra" of Latin America development in the post-war period. This book attempts a fresh look at the controversial years between the end of the Second World War and the point when, at varying dates in different countries, a discontinuity occurs in which the post-war "style of development" ceased to play a central role in the economic evolution of the region. The analysis is based on seven case studies covering 11countries.