Long run economic development in Latin America in a comparative perspective : proximate and ultimate causes
- SantiagoCL ECLAC 2001
- 41 p.
Describes trends in economic growth and its causes in several Latin American countries in the 20th century. Provides a quantitative assessment of Latin American economic growth performance in a comparative perspective. Stresses the fact that the proximate causes are not independent of the ultimate causes of growth as to a significant degree.