The new politics of inequality in Latin America : rethinking participation and representation / / edited by Douglas A. Chalmers ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824665503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• ISBN: 1-281-97840-X; 9786611978402
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (663 pages)
• Collana: Oxford studies in democratization
• Altri autori (Persone): ChalmersDouglas A
• Disciplina: 323/.042/098
• Soggetti: Political participation - Latin America; Representative government and representation - Latin America; Poor - Latin America - Political activity; Equality - Latin America; Democracy - Latin America; Social change - Latin America
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [583]-634) and index.
• 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 Stateâ€?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, 1990â€?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""