Chapter 4 Key Term Quiz

South America
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A policy implemented by the US that laid claim to geopolitical influence in the Central American and Caribbean region.

Occurs when countries, after very rapid growth from low to middle income status, falter due to poor infrastructure-poor roads and inadequate sanitation, education and health facilities- and low productivity.

An economic development strategy marked by protectionist policies in order to bolster local growth.

An amalgam of gangs, ex military and military backed irregulars within a country, that were often involved in appropriations of peasant lands in South America.

A term used to describe anti-imperialism rhetoric that promotes income redistribution, national sovereignty and a distancing from the orbit of power of the USA.

Goods that come from agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing.

A movement that values a renewed appreciation of African culture.

An economic system in Latin America in which productive and accessible land was parceled out, often through Royal Charter, into large private estates.

An economic ideology that promotes deregulation, minimal or small government, low taxation, and free trade.

Based on the theories of John Maynard Keynes that posit government can influence economic growth through monetary policies to overcome price rigidity and imperfect labor markets.

A period of rapid economic growth in Brazil that lasted from 1968 to 1980.

A city that is the largest in the country and is the center of economic and political life.

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