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The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University works to increase knowledge of the cultures, histories, environment, and contemporary, affairs of Latin America; foster cooperation and understanding among the people of the Americas; and contribute to democracy, social progress, and sustainable development throughout the hemisphere.
"The essays in this book written by the leading scholars in this area, shine new light do sonic of the central questions about Latin American economic history."—Professor James E. Robinson, Harvard University
"This fine collection of essays on poverty, inequality, economic development in Latin-America establishes: the benchmark against which all future work will be compared. Addressing major theme's of Latin America's past, it is required reading for economic Historians, development economists, and specialists in Latin American History."-Richard H. Steckel, Professor of Economics, Anthropology and History, Ohio State University
"Observers have long thought that modern Latin American poverty and inequality have their roots deep in five centuries of history, but the evidence was scarce. Living Standards now offers the evidence. I guarantee, that this impressive book Will be widely cited"-Professor Jeffrey G. Williamson, Harvard University and University of Wisconsin
"Has Latin America become more unequal over the past three centuries? In which periods did living standards improve for most people, and in which did they fall? Did these swings occur under democracies or autocracies? Read this methodologically innovative book and find out."—Stephen Haber, A.A. and Jeanne Welch Milligan Professor, Stanford University
