The Life and Times of Raúl Prebisch, 1901-1986
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Author | : Edgar Dosman |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 624 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780773574649 |
ISBN-13 | : 0773574646 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Life and Times of Raúl Prebisch, 1901-1986 by : Edgar Dosman
Book excerpt: 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 forty. Exiled by Juan Per n 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.