| Market, Socialist, and Mixed Economies: Comparative Policy and Performance--Chile, Cuba, and Costa Rica Contributor(s): Mesa-Lago, Carmelo (Author), Mesa, Alberto Arenas (With), Brenes, Ivan (With) |
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ISBN: 0801877482 ISBN-13: 9780801877483 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $54.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: How can we determine which economic model best provides for economic development and social welfare? In this major comparative work, noted economist Carmelo Mesa-Lago analyzes three Latin American countries with divergent economic systems: Chile (a market economy), Cuba (socialist), and Costa Rica (mixed). He examines their economic and social policies, shows how these policies affect performance based on a set of socioeconomic variables, and ranks the countries among themselves (using new techniques) and in comparison with international indicators. The time frame of the study embraces thirty-eight years for Costa Rica (under the democratic social democracy) and Cuba (under the socialist revolution) and twenty-four years for Chile (under Pinochet and the return to democracy). Mesa-Lago focuses on the three diverse socioeconomic models that these countries represent during these periods. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - General - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Business & Economics | International - General |
| Dewey: 338.9 |
| Physical Information: 1.77" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (2.42 lbs) 736 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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| Publisher Description: How can we determine which economic model best provides for economic development and social welfare? In this major comparative work, noted economist Carmelo Mesa-Lago analyzes three Latin American countries with divergent economic systems: Chile (a market economy), Cuba (socialist), and Costa Rica (mixed). He examines their economic and social policies, shows how these policies affect performance based on a set of socioeconomic variables, and ranks the countries among themselves (using new techniques) and in comparison with international indicators. The time frame of the study embraces thirty-eight years for Costa Rica (under the democratic social democracy) and Cuba (under the socialist revolution) and twenty-four years for Chile (under Pinochet and the return to democracy). Mesa-Lago focuses on the three diverse socioeconomic models that these countries represent during these periods. |