James M. Cypher

Dr. James M. Cypher received his Ph.D. degree in economics from the University of California, Riverside in 1973. His B.A. and M.A. degrees were awarded by University of California, Santa Barbara. His early research interests were focused on the macroeconomic impacts of US military spending, and he has published numerous articles in this area. Since the late 1980s he has concentrated on the Mexican Economy and issues of internationalization and economic development of poor nations. His book, State and Capital in Mexico (Westview, 1990) was published in Mexico by Siglo XXI publishers. He has taught or worked at several universities in Latin America, and is currently engaged in a large project to assess the pattern of industrialization in Chile. The senior member of the Department’s faculty, Dr. Cypher has devoted his career to undergraduate teaching for over three decades. With James Dietz he co-authored a text, The Process of Economic Development (Routledge) the second edition of which will appear in 2003.

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