Limits to Capitalist Development: The Industrialization of Peru, 1950-1980 Contributor(s): Weeks, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367019930 ISBN-13: 9780367019938 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General - History | Latin America - General - Political Science |
Dewey: 338.098 |
Physical Information: 266 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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Publisher Description: Dr. Weeks presents a detailed critique of dependency theory as an explanation of underdevelopment and offers an alternative theory based on the internal contradictions within underdeveloped countries and the competitive nature of international capitalism. Applying his theory to Peru, he shows how the country has been transformed over the last thirt |