{"product_id":"understanding-latin-americas-economy-in-the-twenty-first-century-hardcover","title":"Understanding Latin America's Economy in the Twenty-First Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Dayton-Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive, comparative, and regionwide perspective on Latin American economic development spanning the last twenty-five years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLatin America's economic performance is often depicted as a long sequence of repeated failures, including its contribution to global financial crises as well as its slow growth and intractable inequalities. Its experience in the twenty-first century, however, reveals considerable and underappreciated successes. Understanding those successes--as well as setbacks--is critical to understanding both the region's prospects and the rapidly changing global economic order. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeff Dayton-Johnson's \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Latin America's Economy in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive, comparative, and region-wide perspective on Latin American economic development that spans the last quarter century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is organized in three parts. The first introduces and summarizes Latin America's economic history over the long term (the past five centuries) and the immediate past (the last half of the twentieth century). The second analyzes economic growth during the twenty-first century, emphasizing the role of China's roaring demand for Latin American commodity exports. The third part assesses three fundamental characteristics of Latin American economic development in this century: the pros and cons of the commodity boom, the reasons behind the surprising decline in economic inequality, and the emergence of left-leaning and center-right governments that opted for pragmatic and orthodox macro policies mixed with innovative antipoverty programs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an economics book for specialists and non-specialists alike, leaning heavily on economic concepts and models while introducing and explaining its subject for a broad readership. It is aimed at undergraduate and masters level students in Latin American studies, international relations, development studies, political science, economics, and other social sciences as well as readers beyond academia who are eager to understand Latin America and the global economy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Dayton-Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is the vice president for academic affairs and the dean of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLatin America's Emerging Middle Classes: Economic Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51988099629357,"sku":"9780826368614","price":141.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Gbet0vXkQ99780826368614.webp?v=1776193102","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/understanding-latin-americas-economy-in-the-twenty-first-century-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}