Examines differences in the rates of economic growth in Latin America and mainland North America since the seventeenth century.

Reveals how global trade shaped early modern economic, social and political development, and inaugurated the first era of globalization.

Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, the income differences were small, but they have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. Since

This manual has been designed and written with the purpose of introducing key concepts and areas of debate around the "creative economy", a valuable development

A comprehensive balanced portrait of the factors affecting economic development in Latin America, first published in 2003.