Title The life and times of Raúl Prebisch, 1901-1986 / Edgar J. Dosman

Published Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xi, [13] pages of plates, 599 pages) : illustrations Contents Childhood : the dreams of Tucumán -- University in Buenos Aires -- Apprenticeship -- Taste of power -- Central banker -- Opening to Washington -- The Pearl Harbor squeeze -- The wilderness -- Discovery of Latin America -- Solitary scholar -- Triumph in Havana -- Claiming ECLA -- The creation of Latin America -- Paradise lost -- Return to Santiago -- The Kennedy offensive -- Global gamble -- The gospel of Don Raúl -- Trials in Washington -- Prophet -- House of the spirits Summary "Raúl Prebisch was a leader in economic development theory and international economic policy, an institution builder, and an international diplomat. The Life and Times of Raúl Prebisch, 1901-1986 provides the first book-length account of his life and work, a story cast against the backdrop of Latin America, the Cold War, the rise of the United Nations, and the struggle for equity between First and Third Worlds. A wunderkind, Prebisch occupied key positions at the Argentine Ministry of Finance in his twenties and was the general manager of the Argentine Central Bank before age forty. Exiled by Juan Perón after World War II, he became arguably the most influential Latin American official at the UN, heading such international organizations as the Economic Commission for Latin America and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. He was the first to conceptualize the relationship between developed countries and Latin America in terms of "center-periphery"--A foundational concept in structuralist economics."--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-582) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Prebisch, Raúl. SUBJECT Prebisch, Raúl fast Subject Banco Central de la República Argentina United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Latin American Institute for Economic and Social Planning -- Biography SUBJECT Banco Central de la República Argentina fast Latin American Institute for Economic and Social Planning fast United Nations Conference on Trade and Development fast United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America fast Subject Economists -- Argentina -- Biography Executives -- Argentina -- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Business. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- General. Economic history Economic policy Economists Executives Economische situatie. Internationale economie. SUBJECT Latin America -- Economic conditions -- 20th century Latin America -- Economic policy Subject Argentina Latin America Argentinië. Genre/Form Biographies Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book LC no. 2009417723 ISBN 9780773574649 0773574646 9780773578418 0773578412 9780773537750 0773537759 1282864548 9781282864542 9786612864544 6612864540

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