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1 online resource (xi pages of plates, 13 unnumbered pages of plates, 599 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-582) and index. |
| 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. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
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 |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Prebisch, Raúl.
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Prebisch, Raúl. |
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Banco Central de la República Argentina.
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Banco Central de la República Argentina. |
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United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America.
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United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America. |
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. |
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Latin American Institute for Economic and Social Planning -- Biography.
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Latin American Institute for Economic and Social Planning. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Prebisch, Raúl. |
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Banco Central de la República Argentina -- Biographies. |
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Nations Unies. Commission économique pour l'Amérique latine -- Biographies. |
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Conférence des Nations Unies sur le commerce et le développement. |
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Latin American Institute for Economic and Social Planning -- Biographies. |
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Economists -- Argentina -- Biography.
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Economists. |
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Argentina. |
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Executives -- Argentina -- Biography.
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Executives. |
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Latin America -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
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Latin America. |
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Latin America -- Economic policy.
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Economic policy. |
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Argentinië. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Economische situatie.
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Internationale economie.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dosman, Edgar J. Life and times of Raúl Prebisch, 1901-1986. Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2008 (DLC) 2009417723 |
| ISBN |
9780773574649 (electronic book) |
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0773574646 (electronic book) |
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9780773534124 (alkaline paper) |
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0773534121 (alkaline paper) |
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