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 | Falling Behind: Explaining the Development Gap Between Latin America and the United States (1st Edition) by Francis Fukuyama (Editor) Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-19-536882-7 / 0195368827 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-536882-6 / 9780195368826 In 1700, Latin America and British North America were roughly equal in economic terms. Yet over the next three centuries, the United States gradually pulled away, and today the gap is huge. Why did this happen? Was it culture? Geography? Economic policies? Natural resources? Differences in politica | |