Description |
1 online resource (xix, 316 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Latin America transformed : globalization and neoliberalism / Robert N. Gwynne, Cristóbal Kay -- Modernity and identity : cultural change in Latin America / Jorge Larraín -- Structural reform in South America and Mexico : economic and regional perspectives / Robert N. Gwynne -- Globalization, neoliberalism, and economic change in Central America and the Caribbean / Thomas Klak -- The urban revolution / Alan Gilbert -- The political economy of sustainable development / Warwick E. Murray, Eduardo Silva -- Authoritarianism, democracy, and development / Eduardo Silva -- The new political order : towards technocratic democracies? / Patricio Silva -- Livelihood transitions, place transformations : grounding globalization and modernity / Anthony Bebbington -- Civil society, grassroots politics, and livelihoods / Sarah A. Radcliffe -- Urban livelihoods, employment, and gender / Sylvia Chant -- Rural livelihoods and peasant futures / Cristóbal Kay -- The alternatives to neoliberalism / Robert N. Gwynne, Cristóbal Kay |
Summary |
Now in a second edition, this book explains Latin America's economic, political, social and cultural transformations, its association with globalization and search for modernity, and how these transformations are affecting the people of the region. Using a political economy approach to unravel these concepts, the emphasis is placed on interpreting the macro-level structures that frame the transformations taking place. Updated and revised to include more student friendly features, the authors have substantially rewritten the material, including three new chapters, to examine the challenges faci |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-310) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
SUBJECT |
Lateinamerika gnd |
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Economic stabilization -- Social aspects -- Latin America
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
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Economic stabilization -- Social aspects
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Politics and government
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Social conditions
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Politik
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Internationalisatie.
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Sociale ontwikkeling.
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Economische integratie.
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SUBJECT |
Latin America -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074916
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Latin America -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074911
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Latin America
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Lateinamerika
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Electronic book
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Gwynne, Robert N
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Kay, Cristóbal
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ISBN |
9781444119046 |
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1444119044 |
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0340809302 |
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9780340809303 |
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