A Business History of Latin America

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-52280-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 318 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 626 g

Reihe: Routledge International Studies in Business History

This edited volume constitutes the first available comprehensive business history of Latin America available in English. It offers a unique synthesis of the development of capitalism in Latin America that takes into consideration the complexities of each country, while simultaneously understanding broader commonalities.

With chapters written by a group of internationally renowned senior scholars with a long trajectory in business historical research, the volume is divided into two major areas. First, the development of capitalism in some of the major economies of the region (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru) through the lens of management strategic decisions and entrepreneurial activity. And second, the long-term evolution of factors affecting the region’s particular evolution of capitalism and business systems. They include the rise of environmentally sustainable businesses; the impact of crime on entrepreneurial activity; the evolution of family firms, the changing strategies of multinational corporations in the region; the evolution of business groups; the role of female entrepreneurs; and the challenges for conducting business in a region with poor infrastructure.

This insightful collection serves both as a straightforward introduction for those looking for a broad understanding of the region and for those interested in conducting comparative studies between Latin America and other areas of the world. It will be of direct appeal to researchers and advanced students of business and economic history and international business in particular.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lluch, Andrea

Monsalve Zanatti, Martín

Bucheli, Marcelo

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Unternehmensgeschichte, Einzelne Branchen und Unternehmer
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Latin American Business History from the Perspective of the Twenty-First Century   Part 1: Country Chapters   Chapter 2: A Business History of Argentina: Family Firms, Business Groups, and Foreign Multinationals, 1875-2010   Chapter 3: Brazil: The Endurance of the Family Firm   Chapter 4: Business in Chile in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries   Chapter 5: A Business History of Colombia: Regional Diversity and Heterogeneous Entrepreneurship   Chapter 6: A Business History of Mexico: Continuities and Changes   Chapter 7: A Peruvian Business History: From Galleons to Multilatinas   Part 2: Themes   Chapter 8: Sustainability and Green Business in Latin America   Chapter 9: Conflict, Crime and Violence: Security Challenges for Businesses in Colombia and Mexico   Chapter 10: Families in Business in Latin America, 1870s-2020s   Chapter 11: Latin American Business Groups   Chapter 12: Multinational Companies in Latin American History   Chapter 13: Latin American Businesswomen: A Long-Term Perspective   Chapter 14: Overland and air transportation in the Andes, 1850-2010

Über Autor(innen)

Andrea Lluch is a researcher at the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research of Argentina (CONICET/IEHSOLP) and an associate professor at the School of Management, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia.

Martín Monsalve Zanatti is a professor and the director of the Digital Humanities Programme at the Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Peru.

Marcelo Bucheli is a professor at the Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.