Silent Revolution: The Rise of Market Economics in Latin America (Cassell Global Issues) [Paperback]

Duncan Green (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cassell Global Issues | Publication Date: January 1995

Latin America is going through an economic revolution. Formerly protectionist economies from Argentina to Mexico are turning to the market in a desperate search for growth and prosperity. Duncan Green traces the roots of this transformation in the debt crisis, subsequent International Monetary Fund austerity policies, and the failure of state-led economies in Latin America and elsewhere. He contrasts the new model's mixed macroeconomic record with its devastating impact on the poor following the search for more effective and just alternatives to what has become an economic model enshrined as the new "common sense" in the region. This work combines first-hand accounts of neoliberalism in action, from fruit pickers in Chile to Mexican stockbrokers, with a clear presentation for the non-specialist reader of the economic issues at stake.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Simple, unpretentious narrative makes this volume an accessible and inviting source for nonspecialists. Its many photographs enhance the appeal of the book and provide the faces referred to in the title. Throughout the volume, framed insets open up the text to provide an occasional 'window' for a statistical table, a biographical sketch, or to give voice to a first-person narrative that humanizes the text."-Multicultural Review, --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Duncan Green is Head of Research at Oxfam GB, a development and relief organization. He was previously a senior policy adviser on trade and development at the UK Government’s Department for International Development and a policy analyst on trade and globalization at CAFOD, the Catholic aid agency for England and Wales. He has written widely on economics and Latin America and is the author of Silent Revolution: The Rise and Crisis of Market Economics in Latin America (Second Edition, 2003) and Hidden Lives: Voices of Children in Latin America and the Caribbean (1998).

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 266 pages
• Publisher: Cassell Academic; First Edition edition (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0304334561
• ISBN-13: 978-0304334568
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,900,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm currently head of research at Oxfam GB, a large international NGO. That provides me with an endless stream of fascinating people, stories and processes, some of which made it into 'From Poverty to Power'. Many others find their way onto my blog (www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/). Oxfam also allows me to stay abreast of developments in my first love - Latin America. If you want the full bio, check out the blog - no need to repeat it here.