Falling behind: explaining the development gap between Latin America and the United States

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Preface, Enrique Krauze 1. Introduction, Francis Fukuyuma Part One: The Historical Context 2. Two Centuries of South American Reflections on the Development Gap between the United States and Latin America, Tulio Halperin Donghi 3. Looking at Them: A Mexican Perspective on the Gap with the United Status, Enrique Krauze 4. Explaining Latin America's Lagging Development in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century: Growth Strategies, Inequality, and Economic Crises, Jorge I. Dominguez Part Two: The Politics of Underdevelopment in Latin America 5. Does Politics Explain the Economic Gap between the United States and Latin America?, Adam Przeworski and Carolina Curvale 6. The Role of High Stakes Politics in Latin America's Development Gap, Riordan Roett and Francisco E. Gonzalez Part Three: Institutional Factors in Latin America's Development 7. Institutions and the Latin American Equilibrium, James A. Robinson 8. Do Defective Institutions Explain the Development Gap Between the United States and Latin America?, Francis Fukuyama 9. Why Institutions Matter: Fiscal Citizenship in Argentina and the United States, Natalio R. Botana Part Four: Conclusions 10. Conclusion, Francis Fukuyama