Format:
Online-Ressource (416 p.)
ISBN:
9780226158433
Series Statement:
NBER-Conference Report
Content:
Again and again, Latin America has seen the populist scenario played to an unfortunate end. Upon gaining power, populist governments attempt to revive the economy through massive spending. After an initial recovery, inflation reemerges and the government responds with wage an price controls. Shortages, overvaluation, burgeoning deficits, and capital flight soon precipitate economic crisis, with a subsequent collapse of the populist regime. The lessons of this experience are especially valuable for countries in Eastern Europe, as they face major political and economic decisions. Economists and
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The Macroeconomics of Populism in Latin America; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Framework; 1. The Macroeconomics of Populism; 2. The Political Economy of Latin American Populism; 3. Populism, Profligacy, and Redistribution; Part II. Country Experiences; 4. Description of a Populist Experience: Argentina, 1973-1976; 5. What Have Populists Learned from Hyperinflation?; 6. Sixty Years of Populism in Brazil; 7. The Socialist-Populist Chilean Experience: 1970-1973; 8. Populism and Economic Policy in Mexico, 1970-1982
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9. The Illusion of Pursuing Redistribution through Macropolicy: Peru's Heterodox Experience, 1985-199010. Collapse and (Incomplete) Stabilization of the Nicaraguan Economy; 11. On the Absence of Economic Populism in Colombia; Contributors; Name Index; Subject Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780226158488
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780226158433
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Macroeconomics of Populism in Latin America
Language:
English
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Author information:
Dornbusch, Rudiger 1942-2002
Author information:
Edwards, Sebastian 1953-
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