Broken Promises? The Argentine Crisis and Argentine Democracy

by Epstein, Edward; Pion-Berlin, David; Medina, Juan Abal; Carlson, Eric Stener; Cheresky, Isidoro; Corral, Damian; Diamint, Rut; Bombal, Ines Gonzalez; Luzzi, Mariana; Nun, Jose; Russell, Roberto; Sain, Marcelo; Schavarzer, Jorge; Svampa, Maristella; Tokatl

• ISBN13: 9780739109281
• ISBN10: 0739109286
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-27
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

This collection examines Argentina's recent economic and political crisis by looking at the events leading up to the crisis as well as the reaction by both security forces and the people, as well as the relations between Argentina and its foreign allies. Finally the book looks to the future, asking how this crisis will affect the nation.

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction
The Crisis of 2001 and Argentine Democracy	3	(26)
Edward Epstein
David Pion-Berlin
Part II: Causes of the Crisis
The Democratic Process in Argentina	29	(24)
Jose Nun
Police, Politics, and Society in the Province of Buenos Aires	53	(20)
Marcelo Fabian Sain
The Costs of the Convertibility Plan: The Economic and Social Effects of Financial Hegemony	73	(24)
Jorge Schvarzer
Part III. Citizen Responses
The Piquetero Movement in Greater Buenos Aires: Political Protests by the Unemployed Poor During the Crisis	97	(22)
Edward Epstein
Political Mobilization in Neighborhood Assemblies: The Cases of Villa Crespo and Palermo	119	(24)
Maristella Svampa
Damian Corral
Middle-Class Use of Barter Clubs: A Real Alternative or Just Survival?	143	(22)
Ines Gonzalez Bombal
Mariana Luzzi
Part IV: The Forces of Order During the Crisis
Crisis, Democracy, and the Military in Argentina	165	(18)
Rut Diamint
The Gendarmerie's Response to Social Protest in Argentina	183	(24)
Eric Stener Carlson
Part V. State and Foreign Responses
In the Name of the People: The Possibilities and Limits of a Government Relying on Public Opinion	207	(24)
Isidoro Cheresky
The Argentine Political Crisis and Necessary Institutional Reform	231	(16)
Juan Abal Medina
Will Foreign Allies Help? Argentina's Relations with Brazil and the United States	247	(26)
Roberto Russell
Juan Gabriel Tokatlian
Bibliography	273	(12)
Index	285	(4)
About the Contributors	289