Underdevelopment is a State of Mind

The Latin American Case

• Author(s): Lawrence E. Harrison,
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Pages: 192
• ISBN_10: 1568331479
  ISBN_13: 9781568331478
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development , Social Science / Customs & Traditions , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries ,

Description:... Thus, Costa Rica, settled by pioneering farmers, has been more successful economically than Nicaragua, settled by conquistadors in search of gold and slaves, despite having fewer natural resources. Likewise, both Argentina and Australia are resource-rich, remote, and underpopulated countries. Political instability and a failure to maintain durable and progressive institutions have paralyzed Argentina's growth.