Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Dedication
- Preface
- List of acronyms
- Table of official exchange rate parities to US dollar
- Map: Central America
- 1 A century of independence: foundations of export-led growth
- 2 Central America in the 1920s: reform and consolidation
- 3 The 1929 depression
- 4 Economic recovery and political reaction in the 1930s
- 5 Central America and the Second World War
- 6 Post-war economic recovery
- 7 The struggle for democracy, the Cold War and the Labour movement in the first post-war decade
- 8 The foundations of modern export-led growth, 1954–60
- 9 The illusion of a golden age, 1960–70
- 10 External shocks and the challenge to the social order, 1970–9
- 11 The descent into regional crisis
- 12 Conclusions
- Methodological Appendix
- Statistical Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- CAMBRIDGE LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Dedication
- Preface
- List of acronyms
- Table of official exchange rate parities to US dollar
- Map: Central America
- 1 A century of independence: foundations of export-led growth
- 2 Central America in the 1920s: reform and consolidation
- 3 The 1929 depression
- 4 Economic recovery and political reaction in the 1930s
- 5 Central America and the Second World War
- 6 Post-war economic recovery
- 7 The struggle for democracy, the Cold War and the Labour movement in the first post-war decade
- 8 The foundations of modern export-led growth, 1954–60
- 9 The illusion of a golden age, 1960–70
- 10 External shocks and the challenge to the social order, 1970–9
- 11 The descent into regional crisis
- 12 Conclusions
- Methodological Appendix
- Statistical Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- CAMBRIDGE LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
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- The Political Economy of Central America since 1920 , pp. i - ivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1987