PBS broadcast a tremendously informative series called Commanding Heights, which took a look at the the battle over the world’s political economy during the 20th century. Below you’ll find a portion of the episode on Latin America, which has been uploaded to You Tube. The clip below explains the concept of dependency theory–the theoretical impetus behind the establishment of the political economic institution of import-substitution-industrialization (ISI). Unfortunately, ISI did not work very well in practice, and Moises Naim–the editor of Foreign Policy Magazine, explains why in the clip below.
P.S. “The Chicago Boys” were not Michael, Scotty, and Phil. 🙂
Clouds, Clocks, and Sitting at Tables 