Latin American Politics and Development: Seventh Edition - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081334459X ISBN 13: 9780813344591

Verlag: Westview Press, 2010

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For thirty years Latin American Politics and Development has kept instructors and students abreast of current affairs in Latin America. Now in its seventh edition, this definitive text has been updated throughout and features contributions from experts in the field, including three entirely new chapters on Bolivia, Ecuador, and Mexico. Other new material addresses the economic crisis in Argentina; Brazil’s continued economic and political progress; Chile’s successful—if still tentative—combination of democracy, economic growth, and social equity; the continued challenge to Colombia’s political system posed by guerillas, drug traffickers, and paramilitaries; Venezuela’s continued flight from liberal democracy under Hugo Chavez; and Mexico’s ongoing “civil war” as criminal organizations fight each other and the Mexican state to run drug trafficking and other criminal operations. In addition to detailed country-by-country chapters, Latin American Politics and Development provides a comprehensive regional overview. Five foundational chapters by the editors cover the context of Latin American politics, the pattern of historical development, interest groups and political parties, government machinery, the role of the state and public policy, and the struggle for democracy.

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Howard J. Wiarda is Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations at the University of Georgia and senior associate in residence at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including A Concise Introduction to Latin American Politics and Development (Westview).

 

Harvey F. Kline is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Alabama. He is the author of Colombia: Democracy under Assault and A Concise Introduction to Latin American Politics and Development (Westview).

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For thirty years Latin American Politics and Development has kept instructors and students abreast of current affairs in Latin America. Now in its seventh edition, this definitive text has been updated throughout and features contributions from experts in the field, including three entirely new chapters on Bolivia, Ecuador, and Mexico. Other new material addresses the economic crisis in Argentina; Brazil s continued economic and political progress; Chile s successful if still tentative combination of democracy, economic growth, and social equity; the continued challenge to Colombia s political system posed by guerillas, drug traffickers, and paramilitaries; Venezuela s continued flight from liberal democracy under Hugo Chavez; and Mexico s ongoing civil war as criminal organizations fight each other and the Mexican state to run drug trafficking and other criminal operations. In addition to detailed country-by-country chapters, Latin American Politics and Development provides a comprehensive regional overview. Five foundational chapters by the editors cover the context of Latin American politics, the pattern of historical development, interest groups and political parties, government machinery, the role of the state and public policy, and the struggle for democracy.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Westview Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 081334459X
• ISBN 13: 9780813344591
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 656
• Herausgeber: Wiarda Howard J., Kline Harvey F.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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