The Economic History of Latin America since Independence (Cambridge Latin American Studies)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 4, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9780521825672
Subjects: Economic History; Economics; World history: c 1750 to c 1900; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; History - General History; Business & Economics; Business/Economics; Latin America; General; Latin America - General; History / Renaissance; Economic Conditions; Economic policy
First sentence: The expression "Latin America," whose origin is still hotly disputed, at first had little more than geographical significant - it referred to all those independent countries south of the Rio Grande in which a language derived from Latin (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese, and French) was predominantly spoken.