Latin American Politics and Development
by Wiarda, Howard J.; Kline, Harvey F.; Wiarda, Howard J.; Kline, Harvey F.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-06-06
Publisher(s): Westview Pr
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Summary
This excellent time-tested text continues to be a lucid--and the best--single volume introduction to the complexities of Latin American politics. (G. Pope Atkins, United States Naval Academy)
Table of Contents
| Preface to the Fourth Edition | p. ix |
| The Latin American Tradition and Process of Development | p. 1 |
| The Context of Latin American Politics | p. 3 |
| The Pattern of Historical Development | p. 15 |
| Notes | p. 26 |
| Interest Groups and Political Parties | p. 27 |
| Conclusions | p. 39 |
| Notes | p. 40 |
| Government Machinery, the Role of the State, and Public Policy | p. 41 |
| Conclusions | p. 54 |
| Notes | p. 54 |
| The Latin American Tradition and the Struggle for Democracy | p. 55 |
| Conclusions | p. 63 |
| Notes | p. 65 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 65 |
| The Political Systems of South America | p. 69 |
| Argentina: Politics in a Conflict Society | p. 71 |
| Notes | p. 107 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 108 |
| Brazil: The Politics of "Order and Progress" or Chaos and Regression? | p. 109 |
| Conclusion | p. 141 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 142 |
| Notes | p. 142 |
| Chile | p. 144 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 171 |
| Notes | p. 171 |
| Colombia: The Attempt to Replace Violence with Democracy | p. 173 |
| Notes | p. 198 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 198 |
| Peru: The Enduring Authoritarian Legacy | p. 200 |
| Conclusions | p. 225 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 226 |
| Venezuela: The Stressing of Distributive Justice | p. 227 |
| Notes | p. 267 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 267 |
| Uruguay: Redefining Normalcy | p. 270 |
| Notes | p. 283 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 283 |
| Paraguay's Fledgling Democracy: Precarious Progress | p. 285 |
| Notes | p. 303 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 303 |
| Bolivia: Revolution and Reaction | p. 305 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 325 |
| Ecuador: The Fragility of Dependent Democracy | p. 326 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 337 |
| Conclusion | p. 337 |
| The Political Systems of Central and Middle America and the Caribbean | p. 341 |
| Mexico | p. 343 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 369 |
| Notes | p. 369 |
| Development, Revolution, and Decay in Cuba | p. 370 |
| Conclusion | p. 405 |
| Notes | p. 406 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 407 |
| Costa Rica | p. 408 |
| Conclusions | p. 418 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 419 |
| Notes | p. 419 |
| Nicaragua: Revolution and Retrenchment | p. 421 |
| Conclusion | p. 435 |
| Notes | p. 437 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 438 |
| El Salvador | p. 439 |
| Conclusion | p. 451 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 452 |
| Guatemala: Politics in a Central American City-State | p. 453 |
| Notes | p. 473 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 473 |
| Honduras | p. 475 |
| Notes | p. 488 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 489 |
| The Dominican Republic: The Challenge of Preserving a Fragile Democracy | p. 490 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 504 |
| Conclusion | p. 504 |
| Panama: Cycles of Elitist Democracy and Authoritarian Populism | p. 506 |
| Conclusion | p. 515 |
| Notes | p. 516 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 516 |
| Haiti: The Failures of Governance | p. 517 |
| Notes | p. 529 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 529 |
| Conclusion: Latin America and Its Alternative Futures | p. 531 |
| About the Book | p. 539 |
| About the Editors and Contributors | p. 541 |
| Index | p. 545 |
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