Econ 290 AB:
Economies of Latin America Spring, 2008

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Instructor Kellin C. Stanfield
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Office: Faculty Office Building, Room 8
Office hours: M 2-3:30; Th 1-2:30
Office Phone: (765) 658-5943



Course Resources

Syllabus

www.Latin-Focus.com: Source for Latin American Economic News and Indicators

www.iadb.com: Inter-American Development Bank



Course Outline

Introduction to Latin American and Economic Development

• Franko, Ch. 1
• Bulmer-Thomas, Ch. 1 (Print Reserves)
• Cardoso & Helwege, Ch. 1(Print Reserves)


Historical Legacies I: Colonial Era

• Franko, Ch. 2
• Cardoso & Helwege, Ch. 2 (Print Reserves)
• Viner, “Mercantilism,” IESS, 1967 (Print Reserves)
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• Assadourian, “The Colonial Economy: The Transfer of the European System of Production to New Spain,” J LA Studies 1992 (e-journal, not required)
• Lynch, “The Institutional Framework of Colonial Spanish Americ,” J LA Studies 1992 (e-journal, not required)


Historical Legacies II: Postindependence Stagnation and Liberal Reforms

• Franko, Ch. 2
• Cardoso & Helwege, Ch. 2 (Print Reserves)
• Bushnell & Macaulay, Ch. 3 & Ch. 8 (Print Reserves)
• Coatsworth, “Obstacles to Economic Growth in Nineteenth-Century Mexico,” American Historical Review 1978 (e-journal)
• Leff, “Economic Retardation in Nineteenth-Century Brazil,” Economic History Review 1972 (e-journal)
• Street, “The Platt-Stein Controversy Over Dependency,” Latin American Research Review 1981 (e-journal)


Historical Legacies III: First Wave of Globalization

• Franko, Ch. 2
• Cardoso & Helwege, Ch. 2 (Print Reserves)
• Baer, “The Economics of Prebisch and ECLA,” Economic Development and Cultural Change 1962 (e-journal)
• Singer, “The Distribution of Gains Between Investing and Borrowing Countries,” American Economic Review 1950 (e-journal)
• Cortes Conde, “Export-Led Growth In Latin America: 1870-1930,” J LA Studies 2002 (e-journal)


Import Substitution Industrialization

• Franko, Ch. 3
• Thorp, “A Reappraisal of the Origins of Import-Substituting Industrialization 1930-1950,” J LA Studies 1992 (e-journal)
• Cardoso and Fishlow, “Latin American Economic Development: 1950-1980” J LA Studies 1992 (e-journal)


Crisis and Reform

Debt Crisis & Adjustment:
• Franko, Ch. 4
• Dietz, “The Debt Cycle and Restructuring in Latin America” Latin American Perspectives 1989 (e-journal)

Inflation & Stabilization:
• Franko, Ch. 5


State Involvement in Current Times

• Franko, Ch. 6


Capital Flow and Trade Policy



Environmental Dilemmas, Sustainable Development, and Natural Resource Managemnt



Poverty and Inequality



Health and Education Policy