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11. Aug. 2008 · Falling Behind: Explaining the Development Gap Between Latin America and the United States. Francis Fukuyama. Oxford University Press, Aug 11, 2008 - Political Science - 336 pages. 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 ...
Francis Fukuyama's edited book Falling Behind is an attempt to explain the historical fact that, since at least the early 1800s, and probably well before, Latin America has been behind the United States -- behind in creating wealth and sharing it fairly evenly, and behind in creating trust in politics, faith in the law, and belief in the pursuit of knowledge through education. And it's ...
In Falling Behind, Francis Fukuyama, acclaimed author of The End of History and America at the Crossroads, 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, the contributors conclude ...
1. Jan. 2006 · Yes, it's academic, and somewhat dry. Yes, the first chapter 20 pages in leaves the reader wondering where it's headed. However, the rest of the book is masterful in explaining exactly how and why Latin America has fallen behind, comparatively both to the United States, but even more interestingly, to East Asia as well. First-class scholarship ...
19. Jan. 2011 · Latin America mostly lacked those same resources and access to the European markets at the same time. I'm sure the debate over what went wrong in Latin America will continue as long as Latin America's prosperity lags behind the United States. It's a subject well worth considering to provide guidance for other developing regions, especially in ...
In Falling Behind, 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, the contributors conclude that while many factors are important, economic policies and political ...
1. Aug. 2009 · Francis Fukuyama, Falling behind: explaining the development gap between Latin America and. the United States (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. Pp. xiv +312. 32 figs. 17 tabs. ISBN ...
