Beyond the Crisis: Ideas for a New Development Strategy in Latin America

The crisis of the early 1980s found Latin America without a homogeneous body of concepts; uncertainty and perplexity were dominant. The rigor of the onslaughts bewildered many _ The reaction of governments was partial and inarticulate. But, at the same time, the deteriorating social and economic situation forced a rapid and profound revision of policies and in recent years more defined norms for overcoming this period of prostration began to take shape.