The life and times of Raúl Prebisch, 1901-1986
By: Edgar J. Dosman.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 599
ISBN-13: 9780773534124
Subjects: Prebisch, Raúl; Prebisch, Raúl; Banco Central de la República Argentina; United Nations. -- Economic Commission for Latin America; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; Latin American Institute for Economic and Social Planning -- Biography; Banco Central de la República Argentina -- Biographies; Nations Unies. -- Commission économique pour l'Amérique latine -- Biographies; Conférence des Nations Unies sur le commerce et le développement; Latin American Institute for Economic and Social Planning -- Biographies; Economists -- Argentina -- Biography; Executives -- Argentina -- Biography; Économistes -- Argentine -- Biographies; Cadres (Personnel) -- Argentine -- Biographies; Economische situatie; Internationale economie; Latin America -- Economic conditions -- 20th century; Latin America -- Economic policy; Amérique latine -- Conditions économiques -- 20e siècle; Amérique latine -- Politique économique; Argentinië
Genres: Biography; Biographies
Description: "Raúl Prebisch was a leader in economic development theory and international economic policy, an institution builder, and an international diplomat. The Life and Times of Raúl Prebisch, 1901-1986 provides the first book-length account of his life and work, a story cast against the backdrop of Latin America, the Cold War, the rise of the United Nations, and the struggle for equity between First and Third Worlds. A wunderkind, Prebisch occupied key positions at the Argentine Ministry of Finance in his twenties and was the general manager of the Argentine Central Bank before age forty. Exiled by Juan Perón after World War II, he became arguably the most influential Latin American official at the UN, heading such international organizations as the Economic Commission for Latin America and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. He was the first to conceptualize the relationship between developed countries and Latin America in terms of "center-periphery"--A foundational concept in structuralist economics."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-582) and index.