Dr. Carlo Altamura

Biography

Carlo Edoardo Altamura is a Lecturer in 20th Century Latin American History at the University of Manchester. He was previously a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Research Fellow at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, where he worked on a five-year research project titled 'Business Devil? Assessing Financial Dimensions of Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America.' His research areas include Economic History, Financial History, and Business History, with a focus on Latin America. Altamura has contributed publications to notable journals such as Business History Review, Financial History Review, and International History Review. His current research interests include post-war international financial history in the West and the developing world, and the historical origins of financial globalization, as well as the political uses of debt. He is accepting PhD students and his work aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, contributing to the global efforts to end poverty and protect the planet.

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