Book review essay. The World That Latin America Created: the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America in the Development Era, by Margarita Fajardo

1 Apr 2025 | Publication

Work area(s)

Economic development Production, productivity and management

Topic(s)

History of ECLAC thinking Industrial development Economic history of Latin America and the Caribbean

Book review essay. The World That Latin America Created: the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America in the Development Era, by Margarita Fajardo

  • Publication type: CEPAL Review
  • Author: Pérez Caldentey, Esteban; Torres, Miguel
  • Physical description: páginas 167-176
  • Publisher: ECLAC
  • UN symbol (Signature): LC/PUB.2025/1-P
  • Date: 1 April 2025
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Abstract

This book review essay analyses and builds on the work of Margarita Fajardo on the history of the establishment of the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) and the growth and decline of its influence in the region and around the world in the two decades following its founding.

SDG(s)

1. No poverty 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure