The Decline of Latin American Economies - Growth, Instructions and Crises

Introduction 1(14) Sebastian Edwards Gerardo Esquivel Graciela Marquez I. Economic Growth, Taxation, and Institutions When Did Latin America Fall Behind? 15(44) Leandro Prados de la Escosura Before the Golden Age: Economic Growth in Mexico and Portugal, 1910--1950 59(24) Pedro Lains Inequality and the Evolution of Institutions of Taxation: Evidence from the Economic History of the Americas 83(56) Kenneth L. Sokoloff Eric M. Zolt II. Financial Crises, Lending, and Inflation Financial Crises, 1880--1913: The Role of Foreign Currency Debt 139(56) Michael D. Bordo Christopher M. Meissner The True Measure of Country Risk: A Primer on the Interrelations between Solvency and the Polity Structure of Emerging Markets, Argentina 1886--1892 195(18) Gerardo della Paolera Martin Grandes Related Lending: Manifest Looting or Good Governance? Lessons from the Economic History of Mexico 213(30) Noel Maurer Stephen Haber Sudden Stops and Currency Drops: A Historical Look 243(48) Luis A. V. Catao Establishing Credibility: The Role of Foreign Advisors in Chile's 1955--1958 Stabilization Program 291(42) Sebastian Edwards III. Protectionism and Economic Performance Some Economic Effects of Closing the Economy: The Mexican Experience in the Mid-Twentieth Century 333(30) Gerardo Esquivel Graciela Marquez The Political Economy of Protectionism: The Mexican Textile Industry, 1900--1950 363(44) Aurora Gomez-Galvarriato Contributors 407(2) Author Index 409(6) Subject Index 415