Underdevelopment is a State of Mind: The Latin American Case

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Madison Books, 2000 - Business & Economics - 192 pages
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.

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What makes development happen? I
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What others have said
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Nicaragua and Costa Rica
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Lawrence E. Harrison teaches at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. He resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

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