The Life and Times of Raúl Prebisch, 1901-1986
Author | : Edgar Dosman |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 624 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780773574649 |
ISBN-13 | : 0773574646 |
Rating | : 4/5 (646 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Life and Times of Raúl Prebisch, 1901-1986 written by Edgar Dosman and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2008 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.