Roots of Underdevelopment: A New Economic and Political History of Latin America and the Caribbean

Autores/as

  • César A. Huaroto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62467/RHEAL/02.01.18

Resumen

The publication of Roots of Underdevelopment, edited by Felipe Valencia-Caicedo (2023), coincides with a significant moment in economic history, marked by two recent Nobel Prizes awarded for contributions to this field. In 2023, Claudia Goldin received the Prize for her contributions to the historical causes of the gender gap and its change during the last centuries, as well as the primary sources of the remaining gender gap. In 2024, Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson received recognition for their contribution to understanding the deep causes of economic development (...).

Biografía del autor/a

César A. Huaroto

Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)

Citas

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Publicado

2025-02-11

Cómo citar

A. Huaroto, C. (2025). Roots of Underdevelopment: A New Economic and Political History of Latin America and the Caribbean. Revista Historia Económica De América Latina, 2(III), 65–67. https://doi.org/10.62467/RHEAL/02.01.18