Contemporary Latin America, Second Editon

by Munck, Ronaldo

• ISBN13: 9780230514959
• ISBN10: 0230514952
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Fully updated for the new 2nd edition, Contemporary Latin America provides a concise introduction to the region written in an accessible and student-friendly style by a well-known authority. A brief introduction to the historical context, the countries and their peoples provides a backdrop to broad-ranging coverage of contemporary politics, political economy, society and culture and of the prospects of the continent in a changing world

Author Biography

RONALDO MUNCK is Theme Leader: Internationalisation, Interculturalism and Social Development in the President's Office, Dublin City University, and Visiting Professor of Political Sociology, University of Liverpool, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables, Boxes and Maps	p. vii
Preface and Acknowledgements	p. x
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xii
List of Abbreviations	p. xiii
Map of Latin America	p. xvi
Introduction: Setting and Issues	p. 1
Physical Setting	p. 1
Population Setting	p. 8
Social Issues	p. 13
Political Economy Issues	p. 18
Structure of the Book	p. 21
Historical Context	p. 24
Beyond Oligarchy	p. 24
National-Statism	p. 31
Military Authoritarianism	p. 36
Democratic Openings	p. 41
Political Economy	p. 47
Dependent Development	p. 47
State-Led Industrialization	p. 52
The New Economic Model	p. 56
Beyond Neo-Liberalism	p. 62
Governance	p. 69
Electoral and Party Systems	p. 69
The (Mis)Rule of Law	p. 74
Bureaucracy and Administration	p. 79
NGOs: Filling the Gap	p. 84
Politics	p. 90
Consolidation	p. 90
Disenchantment	p. 95
Left Turn	p. 100
Challenges	p. 107
Social Patterns	p. 113
Social Structures	p. 113
Social Relations	p. 117
Urbanization	p. 124
Poverty and Welfare	p. 129
Social Movements	p. 135
Nationalist Movements	p. 135
Labour Movements	p. 140
Rural Movements	p. 143
New Movements	p. 148
Culture	p. 156
Ideologies of Change	p. 156
Religion and Society	p. 161
The Literary Boom	p. 166
Popular Culture	p. 171
International Context	p. 177
Colonialism to Globalism	p. 177
Regional Integration	p. 182
Security Issues	p. 187
In the World Today	p. 192
Conclusion: Futures Imperfect	p. 199
The Global Context	p. 199
Economic Prospects	p. 204
Political Challenges	p. 209
After Modernity	p. 214
Recommended Reading	p. 221
Bibliography	p. 228
Index	p. 241
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