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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453865003321

Autore

Chalmers Douglas A

Titolo

New Politics of Inequaltiy in Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : Rethinking Participation and Representation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 1997

ISBN

1-281-97840-X

9786611978402

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (663 p.)

Collana

Oxford studies in democratization The new politics of inequality in Latin America

Altri autori (Persone)

VilasCarlos M

HiteKatherine R

Disciplina

323/.042/098

Soggetti

Democracy -- Latin America

Electronic books. -- local

Equality -- Latin America

Political participation -- Latin America

Poor -- Latin America -- Political activity

Representative government and representation -- Latin America

Social change -- Latin America

Political participation - Political activity - Latin America

Representative government and representation - Latin America

Poor - Latin America

Equality - Latin America

Democracy - Latin America

Democratization - Latin America

Social change - Latin America

Government - Non-U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Government - Central & South America

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""List of Figures"";



""List of Tables""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1. Participation, Inequality, and the Whereabouts of Democracy""; ""PART I. TRADITIONAL ACTORS, NEW SETTINGS""; ""2. Beyond Corporatism: New Patterns of Representation in the Brazilian Auto Industry""; ""3. Union Politics, Market-Oriented Reforms, and the Reshaping of Argentine Corporatism""; ""4. The Crisis of Developmentalism and the Rural Labor Movement in North-East Brazil""; ""PART II. SEARCHING FOR NEW FORMS OF PARTICIPATION""; ""5. The Rise of Causa R in Venezuela""

""6. The Seven-Month Itch? Neoliberal Politics, Popular Movements, and the Left in Mexico""""7. The Politics of Identity Reconstruction: Indians and Democracy in Ecuador""; ""8. The Evolution of the Brazilian Environmental Movement and Its Political Roles""; ""9. The Authoritarian Alternative: 'Anti-Politics' in the Popular Sectors of Lima""; ""PART III. THE STUBBORNNESS OF VIOLENCE""; ""10. The Quetzal is Red: Military States, Popular Movements, and Political Violence in Guatemala""; ""11. Popular Responses to State-Sponsored Violence in Brazil""

""12. Political Violence and the Grassroots in Lima, Peru""""PART IV. DILEMMAS OF A SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PROJECT""; ""13. Rethinking Economic Alternatives: Left Parties and the Articulation of Popular Demands in Chile and Peru""; ""14. Market-Oriented Development Strategies and State�Society Relations in New Democracies: Lessons from Contemporary Chile and Spain""; ""15. Putting Conservatism to Good Use? Long Crisis and Vetoed Alternatives in Uruguay""; ""PART V. RECONSTRUCTING REPRESENTATION""; ""16. The Difficult Transition from Clientelism to Citizenship: Lessons from Mexico""

""17. Reconstructing the Workers' Party (PT): Lessons from North-Eastern Brazil""""18. Can a Leftist Government Make a Difference? The Frente Amplio Administration of Montevideo, 1990�1994""; ""19. Targeting the Poor: The Politics of Social Policy Reforms in Mexico""; ""20. Redefining the Public/Private Mix: NGOs and the Emergency Social Investment Fund in Ecuador""; ""21. Regional Integration and Transnational Politics: Popular Sector Strategies in the NAFTA Era""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""22. Associative Networks: New Structures of Representation for the Popular Sectors?""; ""References""

""Index""""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""