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Latin America is a geographical expression applied to twenty republics in the New World. Eighteen of them have arisen from Spanish origins, and hence are known collectively as "Spanish America." Of the other two, Brazil has sprung from Portuguese settlement, and Haiti owes its existence to France. The present work is intended to serve as an introduction to the study of the various republics in Latin America. Given the small amount of space that is available, to treat each country in separate fashion would be to compile a statistical summary. Since the group of states is numerically large and their points of resemblance, on the whole, are greater than their points or difference, to emphasize their individuality throughout would be as difficult a performance as that of trying to satisfy each state that full justice was being shown it in comparison with its fellows. After all, the existence of twenty republics, as such, is less important than is the evidence of what they have done to merit attention. Unfair and erroneous notions, which are only too prevalent about the lands of Latin America, are best dispelled by bringing forward the proofs of civilization. To this end institutions and culture should be made Ihe touchstone that determines appreciation. As exemplified in the colonial period, they will reveal the kind of equipment with which the republics started on their career. As exemplified by one state or another since that time, they will indicate the extent to which any given republic has advanced to the forefront of nations that have a direct share in the general progress of mankind, or has lagged behind them. For these reasons the contents of the book have been arranged, in the main, so as to describe phases of civilization, and to draw from one country or another illustrations of similarities, or of differences, in character, spirit and attainment.

Political situation in Panama, El Salvador, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, and Chile; policy agenda of the Clinton administration; 7 articles.

This paper reviews the Latin American experience with the implementation of 1993 SNAand the updating of the national accounts' base year. It also makes a preliminary assessment of the possible estimation biases in nominal GDP estimates stemming from the use of outdated national accounts base years, downwards biases with household final consumption estimates, and an overestimation of gross fixed capital formation in construction activities

"Reprint 1924" ; Some of the obstacles to North American trade in Brazil, by J. C. Branner.--American intervention in Central America, by P.M. Brown.--The Dominican conventionand its lessons, by J.H. Hollander.--In justice to the United States: a settlement with Colombia, by E. Harding.--The relations of the United States with the Latin-American republics, by L. Grahame.--The mind of the Latin-American nations, by D. Montt.--Higher education in Latin America, by E.E. Brandon.--The universities and American international relations, by G.W. Nasmyth.--Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, by J. Moneta.--The physical basis of the Argentine nation, by B. Willis.--The adaptability of the white man to tropical America, by E. Huntington. ; The Monroe doctrine, by G.F. Tucker.--The modern meaning of the Monroe doctrine, by J.M.; Callahan.--The Monroe doctrine, by A.B. Hart.--The development of our Latin-American trade, by J.H. Hammond.--Advantages of making the Canal Zone a free city and free port, by W.D. Boyce.--Some economic facts and conclusions about South America, by S.O. Martin.--The probable effect of the opening of the Panama canal on our economic relations with the people of the west coast of South America, by S.O. Martin.--The probable effect of the opening of the Panama canal on our economic relations with the people of the west coast of South America, by H. Bingham. ; Introduction, by G. H. Blakeslee.--Contrasts in the development of nationality in the Anglo- and Latin-American, by F. A. Pezet.--Pan-American possibilities, by J. Barrett.--A glance at Latin-American civilization, by F. J. Yanes.--The Mexican situation from a Mexican point of view, by L. Cabrera.--The fundamental causes of the present situation in Mexico, by N. O. Winter.--The Mexican situation, by S. W. Reynolds.--Democracy on trial, by J. Howland.--The present situation in Mexico as shaned by past events, by L. C. Wells.--The present day phase of the Monroe doctrine, by F.E. Chadwick.--The Monroe doctrine from a South American viewpoint, by C.H. Sherrill.--Should we abandon the Monroe doctrine? by H. Bingham. ; Mode of access: Internet.