| Description |
ix, 367 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: From Bush to Clinton in U.S. Latin American Policy -- 1. From Reagan to Bush: Continuity and Change in U.S.-Latin America Policy -- 2. Restructuring American Strategic Policy in the Post Cold War Era: Toward New Partnerships -- 3. Democratization and Human Rights: Implications of the Latin American Experience for U.S. Global Policy -- 4. New Actors on the Stage: Think Tanks and U.S.-Latin America Policy -- 5. The Cause of Democratic Elections in Latin America: Are We on the Right Track? -- 6. The Domestic Politics of the U.S.-Mexico Free-Trade Agreement -- 7. The Long, Difficult, Agonizing Trajectory of Democracy in the Dominican Republic: Joaquin Balaguer as the Personification of ALL Latin America's Ambivalence About Democracy -- 8. Historical Determinants of the Latin American State: The Tradition of Bureaucratic-Patrimonialism, Corporatism, Centralism, and Authoritarianism -- 9. Dismantling Corporatism: The Problem of Modernization in Latin America |
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10. The Political Systems of Latin America: Developmental Models and a Typology of Regimes -- 11. El Salvador: Can the Wounds Be Healed? -- 12. Constitutionalism and Political Culture in Mexico: How Deep the Foundations? -- 13. U.S.-Caribbean Relations: New Policies in a New Era -- 14. The Future of Marxist-Leninist Regimes: Cuba in Comparative Perspective -- 15. The Future of Political Reform in the Southern Cone: Can Democracy Be Sustained? -- Controversy: After Miami - The Summit, the Peso Crisis, and the Future of U.S.-Latin American Relations -- Conclusion: Seeing Latin America in a New Light |
| Summary |
"Republication of Wiarda's prior writings on US post-Cold War policy reconsiderations, addressing Bush and Clinton processes, critical policy issues, five case studies, and aspects of Latin American politics; contributions are interesting but only loosely linked as a collection"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Democracy -- Latin America.
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Latin America -- Foreign relations -- 1980-
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Latin America -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-1993.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1993-2001.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Latin America.
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| LC no. |
95024151 |
| ISBN |
0847680851 (alk. paper) |
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084768086X (paperback: alk. paper) |
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