Why it is so difficult for liberal economic ideas to become generally
accepted (that is socially 'embedded') in industrialising countries
despite the universal support for liberal political ideas and a single
global market system? Drawing on the results of a sustained and
collaborative interdisciplinary research project, international scholars
provide a perspective on previous shifts towards (and away from)
economic liberalism within Latin America, on the interaction of internal
and external drivers in this process, and on the international context
of the evolution of economic ideas.