Money doctors, foreign debts, and economic reforms in Latin America from the 1890s to the present

By Paul W. Drake

Subjects: Latin America, External Debts, Latin america, economic policy, Economic stabilization, Foreign economic relations, Economic assistance, american, American Loans, Consultants, American Economic assistance, History, Economic assistance, latin america, Debts, public, latin america, Economic policy

Description: "Superb collection of readings and documents, with enlightening introduction, about foreign economic advisers' influence on Latin American governments and private sectors. Four parts address 'proconsul' period of US domination of the Caribbean (1898-1930), privatization and Kemmerer missions to Latin America (1917-31), IMF stabilization programs, and 'Import Substitution and the New Academics.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.