List of Tables - Preface - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - History, Economics and the Policymakers - Education - Health, Nutrition and Infant Mortality - The Labour Market - Women - The Middle Sectors (with Catherine M. Boyle) - Poverty and Access to Housing - Markets, Market Failure and the State - Copper - Inflation and the Trade Balance - Savings, Investment, Growth and the Debt - Conclusions and Perspectives - References - Index