Edgar J. Dosman, The Life and Times of Raul Prebisch, 1901-1986 (Montreal and London: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008)

摘要

Raul Prebisch was one of the leading personalities in the twentieth century and a key figure in Latin America's development, so it is perhaps surprising that until now there has been no major biography written about him. Edgar Dosman has filled this gap with a biography that is meticulously researched and a pleasure to read even if at the end we are still left with many unanswered questions about this enigmatic figure. Prebisch was born in Tucuman, Argentina in 1901 to an immigrant father from Germany and an Argentine mother who, although relatively humble herself, was related to the Uriburu family-one of the grandest in the country. Prebisch was never fully accepted by these grandees, though he did benefit in a number of ways from the connection after he had established himself in Buenos Aires.