Este ensayo revisa el concepto de ´instituciones´ que utiliza la literatura económica reciente sobre las firmas y el desarrollo nacional, y señala sus limitaciones. Propone un marco alternativo que recurre a la teoría sociológica clásica y contemporánea para superar algunas de ellas,...

"Exceptionally well researched and data-rich study. A brief summary chapter on recent Caribbean Basin urban trends is followed by two longer in-depth studies of Costa Rican changes (esp. in metropolitican San José) and of Guatemala City. Close attention is paid to 30-40 years of economic...

"Comparative, historical study of Caribbean urbanization includes chapters by S. Manigat on Haiti, D. Gordon and S. Dixon on Jamaica, and W. Lozano and I. Duarte on the Dominican Republic. Each chapter reviews governmental economic policy and its effects on urban areas, class divisions, urban...