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Latin American Politics and Development

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Latin American Politics and Development

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Latin American Politics and Development book

Latin American Politics and Development

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Latin American Politics and Development book

Edited ByHoward J. Wiarda, Harvey F. Kline
Edition 5th Edition
First Published 2000
eBook Published 27 September 2019
Pub. Location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429037177
Pages 624
eBook ISBN 9780429037177
Subjects Politics & International Relations
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Wiarda, H.J., & Kline, H.F. (Eds.). (2000). Latin American Politics and Development (5th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429037177

ABSTRACT

This book offers a region-wide overview of the patterns and processes of Latin American history, politics, society, and development. It provides a detailed country-by-country treatment and unique features of all Latin American countries.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part Part 1|91 pages

The Latin American Tradition and Process of Development

chapter 1|14 pages

The Context of Latin American Politics

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chapter 2|16 pages

The Pattern of Historical Development

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chapter 3|25 pages

Interest Groups and Political Parties

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chapter 4|22 pages

Government Machinery, The Role of the State, and Public Policy

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chapter 5|12 pages

The Struggle for Democracy in Latin America

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part Part 2|275 pages

The Political Systems of South America

chapter 6|32 pages

Argentina: Intransigent's Paradise

ByPaul H. Lewis

chapter 7|37 pages

Brazil: The Politics of "A New Order and Progress"

ByIêda Siqueira Wiarda

chapter 8|34 pages

Chile

ByPaul E. Sigmund

chapter 9|30 pages

Colombia: Drugs, Guerrillas, Death Squads, and U.S. Aid

ByHarvey F. Kline, Vanessa Gray

chapter 10|31 pages

Peru: Democratic Forms, Authoritarian Practices

ByDavid Scott Palmer

chapter 11|36 pages

Venezuela: Shaping the "New Democracy"

ByDavid J. Myers

chapter 12|17 pages

Balancing Growth and Democracy in Uruguay

ByRonald H. McDonald, Martin Weinstein

chapter 13|19 pages

Paraguay: Precarious Democracy

ByPaul C. Sondrol

chapter 14|19 pages

Bolivia: The Construction of a Multiethnic Democracy

ByDonna Lee Van Cott

chapter 15|18 pages

Ecuador: The Fragility of Dependent Democracy

ByDavid W. Dent

part Part 3|203 pages

The Political Systems of Central and Middle America and the Caribbean

chapter 16|29 pages

Mexico: From Corporatism to Pluralism?

ByGeorge W. Grayson

chapter 17|42 pages

Development, Revolution, and Decay in Cuba

ByJuan M. Del Aguila

chapter 18|14 pages

Costa Rica

ByMitchell A. Seligson

chapter 19|14 pages

Nicaragua: The Politics of Frustration

ByRichard L. Millett

chapter 20|23 pages

El Salvador

ByTommie Sue Montgomery

chapter 21|19 pages

Guatemala: Democratic Rebirth?

ByRobert H. Trudeau

chapter 22|15 pages

Honduras: The Limits of Democracy 1

ByJ. Mark Ruhl

chapter 23|15 pages

The Dominican Republic: A New Way

ByAnthony Peter Spanakos

chapter 24|14 pages

Panama: Beyond Elitist Democracy and Authoritarian Populism in the New Millennium?

BySteve C. Ropp

chapter 25|16 pages

Haiti: The Failure of Governance

ByGeorges A. Fauriol

part Part 4|10 pages

Conclusion: Latin America and the Future

chapter |8 pages

A Living Laboratory

Edited ByHoward J. Wiarda, Harvey F. Kline
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