{"product_id":"falling-behind-explaining-the-development-gap-between-latin-america-and-the-united-states-9780199754199","title":"Falling Behind: Explaining the Development Gap Between Latin America and the United States","description":"In 1700, Latin America and British North America were roughly equal in economic terms. Yet over the next three centuries, the United States gradually pulled away from Latin America, and today the gap between the two is huge. Why did this happen? Was it culture? Geography? Economic policies?\u003cbr\u003eNatural resources? Differences in political development? The question has occupied scholars for decades, and the debate remains a hot one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFalling Behind\u003c\/em\u003e, Francis Fukuyama gathers together some of the world's leading scholars on the subject to explain the nature of the gap and how it came to be. Tracing the histories of development over the past four hundred years and focusing in particular on the policies of the last fifty years, \u003cbr\u003ethe contributors conclude that while many factors are important, economic policies and political systems are at the root of the divide. While the gap is deeply rooted in history, there have been times when it closed a bit as a consequence of policies chosen in places ranging from Chile to Argentina.\u003cbr\u003eBringing to light these policy success stories, Fukuyama and the contributors offer a way forward for Latin American nations and improve their prospects for economic growth and stable political development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiven that so many attribute the gap to either vast cultural differences or the consequences of U.S. economic domination, \u003cem\u003eFalling Behind \u003c\/em\u003eis sure to stir debate. And, given the pressing importance of the subject in light of economic globalization and the immigration debate, its expansive, in-depth\u003cbr\u003eportrait of the hemisphere's development will be a welcome intervention in the conversation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis Fukuyama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.63h x 6.73w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199754199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancis Fukuyama\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of International Political Economy in the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40171865210995,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":35.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_32fba0d6-6ade-47bd-a429-65cefd47e33d.jpg?v=1655212178","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/falling-behind-explaining-the-development-gap-between-latin-america-and-the-united-states-9780199754199","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}