Title: Abismo y cimiento
First published: 1997
Description: "Splendid work on the pre-Popular Front era, particularly the activities of Gustavo Ross Santa María and the election of Aguirre Cerda. Ross managed to improve the economy and reduce Chile's foreign debt through a variety of schemes, including fleecing the foreign bond holders. Relying heavily on primary sources, this is required reading for political and diplomatic historians"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: Foreign economic relations, Relations, Economic policy, Economic conditions, Depressions
Places: Chile, United States
People: Gustavo Ross Santa María (1879-1961)
Time periods: 1918-1970, 1929
LC classification: E183.8.C4 F47 1997