Uruguay: Generals Rule

by Jenny Pearce

Uraguay was once known as 'the Switzerland of Latin America', an apparent model of stability, progress and prosperoty in a turbulent continent. But the illusion began to crumble in the 1950s as declining world prices for Uraguay's exports exposed the vulnerability of its dependent economy. By the late 1960s the country was in severe economic and political crisis. In 1973 Uraguay's generals stepped in and took control in the name of order and national...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0906156076
• ISBN13: 9780906156070
• Release Date: March 1980
• Publisher: Latin America Bureau (Lab)
• Length: 72 Pages