A Concise Introduction to Latin American Politics And Development

by Wiarda,Howard J.

• ISBN13: 9780813343532
• ISBN10: 0813343534
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-07-26
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This succinct overview of the political factors that condition social and economic development in Latin America is the perfect core text in courses on politics, government, social change, and transitions to democracy throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

Author Biography

Howard J. Wiarda is Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations and head of the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia, and Senior Scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. He is la member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the author or editor of numerous Westview books including An Introduction to Latin American Politics and Development (with Harvey Kline) and Civil Society: The American Model and Third World Development. He is also a contributing co-editor (with Harvey Kline) of Latin American Politics and Development, Sixth Edition (2007, Westview). Harvey Kline is professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue and the author of Colombia: Democracy under Assault, Second Edition (1995, Westview), An Introduction to Latin American Politics and Development, Second Edition (with Howard J. Wiarda), and Latin American Politics and Development, Sixth Edition (with Howard J. Wiarda).

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vii
List of Acronyms	ix
Preface	xiii
1 The Context of Latin American Politics	1	(10)
2 The Pattern of Historical Development	11	(20)
3 Changing Political Culture	31	(20)
4 Class, Social Structure, Social Change	51	(20)
5 Interest Groups	71	(48)
6 Political Parties	119	(26)
7 Government Machinery, the Role of the State, and Public Policy	145	(40)
8 The Struggle for Democracy in Latin America	185	(44)
9 Conclusion: Democracy in Latin America	229	(16)
Index	245