A provocative and controversial look at Latin America as it stands at a crossroads, this book analyzes the complex economic and social roots of the debt crisis

Examining the causes of the acute Latin American debt crisis that began in mid-1982, North American analysts have typically focused on deficiencies in the debto

External debt, debt repayment, economic and social development, economic recession, Latin America - trends, development planning, monetary transfer to developed

The crisis that struck Latin America in 1981-82 has inflicted heavy losses on borrowers, lenders, and industrial countries alike. It has deprived Latin America