Promise Of Development

by Klaren, Peter F.; Bossert, Thomas J.

• ISBN13: 9780813300061
• ISBN10: 0813300061
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1986-06-09
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

In recent years Latin Americanists have been among the most innovative and productive theorists about the uneven process of development. This collection of substantial selections from some of the most prominent theorists in the field represents a scholarly consolidation and reassessment of the controversies concerning the development of Latin America.Beginning with a historiographic overview, the editors emphasize the origins, evolution, and historical context of the development of each theoretical school (modernization, dependency and Marxism, corporatism, and bureaucratic authoritarianism), then present key selections drawn from the writings of major theorists, organized by school. Each selection is prefaced with a short editorial introduction that highlights the central themes to follow. A concluding section outlines the main debates surrounding each school and suggests new directions in theoretical development that may arise from criticism of the theories of authoritarianism and the search for democratic processes of development. The book's usefulness as a text is further enhanced by selected bibliographies that contain further readings on each development theory.Here is a single source for Latin Americanists who hope to interest and instruct their students in the rich theoretical traditions and debates in Latin American studies. It also provides a strong core volume for other courses on developing areas.

Author Biography

Peter F. Klarén is professor of Latin American history at George Washington University and a professorial lecturer on Andean history and politics at the School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University. Thomas J. Bossert teaches political science at Sarah Lawrence College and lectures on politics at the Harvard School of Public Health. Peter F. Klarén is professor of Latin American history at George Washington University and a professorial lecturer on Andean history and politics at the School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University. Thomas J. Bossert teaches political science at Sarah Lawrence College and lectures on politics at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Lost Promise: Explaining Latin American Underdevelopment	p. 3
Selected Bibliography	p. 34
Modernization	p. 37
Values, Education, and Entrepreneurship	p. 39
The Politics of Social and Economic Change in Latin America	p. 76
Political Change in Latin America: The Emergence of the Middle Sectors	p. 88
Responsibility of the Latifundios for Lags in Social Development	p. 100
Selected Bibliography	p. 107
Dependency and Marxism	p. 109
The Development of Underdevelopment	p. 111
Economic Development of Latin America	p. 124
Nationalism and Populism: Social and Political Forces of Development in the Phase of Consolidating the Domestic Market	p. 149
Feudalism and Capitalism in Latin America	p. 166
Selected Bibliography	p. 191
Corporatism	p. 195
Social Change, Political Development, and the Latin American Tradition	p. 197
Natural Corporatism and the Passing of Populism in Spanish America	p. 219
Selected Bibliography	p. 234
Bureaucratic Authoritarianism	p. 237
Toward an Alternative Conceptualization of South American Politics	p. 239
Tensions in the Bureaucratic-Authoritarian State and the Question of Democracy	p. 276
Selected Bibliography	p. 300
Conclusion	p. 301
The Promise of Theory	p. 303
Selected Bibliography	p. 335
Index	p. 337
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