00697nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000190001710000200003624501120005626000280016830000100019652003510020658300180055720260716043444.0  a03.02.03 H6975  aHofman, André  aLong run economic development in Latin America in a comparative perspective : proximate and ultimate causes  bECLACaSantiagoCLc2001  a41 p.  aDescribes 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.  c5/7/02kJOY_D