Latin America Profiled covers all the countries of Central and South America, from Mexico to Chile. It profiles critically important economic issues, like Brazil's unprecedented inflation rates under President Juscelino Kubitschek. It further delves into the human rights atrocities that have so plagued the region. Latin America Profiled also details current environmental issues, such as the deforestation of the rain forests and beyond.
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"This work gives succint, comtemporary overviews of the Latin American countries and would be useful in general reference collections..." -- Choice
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Barry Turner is the editor of The Statesman's Yearbook. He has been a full-time writer for twenty years and has worked as a journalist and broadcaster in the fields of politics, biography, travel, and education. He holds a Ph.D. in political history.
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The second largest country in South America, the Argentine Republic is bounded in the north by Bolivia, in the northeast by Paraguay, in the east by Brazil, Uraguay and the Atlantic Ocean, and the west by Chile. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
main import suppliers, selective conscription, total money supply, main export markets, government comprised, projected population Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Chamber of Deputies, Latin America, Open Monday, South America, Costa Rica, New York, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, United Nations, Minas Gerais, Oscar Niemeyer, Performance Real, Public Works, Subway Station, Carlos Menem, San Martin, Belo Horizonte, Distrito Federal, Ernesto Zedillo, Mato Grosso, National Assembly New!
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The second largest country in South America, the Argentine Republic is bounded in the north by Bolivia, in the northeast by Paraguay, in the east by Brazil, Uraguay and the Atlantic Ocean, and the west by Chile. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
main import suppliers, selective conscription, total money supply, main export markets, government comprised, projected population Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Chamber of Deputies, Latin America, Open Monday, South America, Costa Rica, New York, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, United Nations, Minas Gerais, Oscar Niemeyer, Performance Real, Public Works, Subway Station, Carlos Menem, San Martin, Belo Horizonte, Distrito Federal, Ernesto Zedillo, Mato Grosso, National Assembly New!
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- The Crisis of Argentine Capitalism by Paul H. Lewis on page 48
- Terra Nostra (Mexican Literature Series) by Carlos Fuentes on page 138
- Human Development (Skills for Caring) by Margaret Miller on page 274
- Statistical Yearbook 2002-2004 (Multilingual Edition) by United Nations on page 47
- Banking and Financial Deepening in Brazil by Francis A. Lees on page 98
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