What Kind of Democracy? What Kind of Market?: Latin America in the Age of Neoliberalism

Published by Penn State University Press 1998

What Kind of Democracy? What Kind of Market?

Latin America in the Age of Neoliberalism

Edited by: Philip D. Oxhorn and Graciela Ducatenzeiler

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271071435

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About this book

While there is much literature analyzing the politics of implementing economic reforms, very little has been written on the social and political consequences of such reforms after they have been implemented. The basic premise of this book is that the convergence of many social, economic, and political ills (such as high levels of poverty, income inequality, criminal violence, and the growth of the informal sector) in the context of unprecedented levels of political democratization in Latin America presents a paradox that needs to be explained. What Kind of Democracy? demonstrates how the myriad social problems throughout the region are intimately linked both to a new economic development model and the weaknesses of Latin American democracy.

This volume brings together prominent scholars from Canada, the United States, and Latin America, representing several different disciplines to analyze ongoing processes of economic, social, and political change in the region. The contributors are Werner Baer, Manuel Barrera, Juan Alberto Fuentes, Yoshiaki Nakano, Claudio Paiva, Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira, Jean-François Prud'homme, Jorge Schvarzer, Francisco Weffort, and Francisco Zapata.

Author information

Oxhorn Philip D. :

Philip Oxhorn is Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University.Ducatenzeiler Graciela :

Graciela Ducatenzeiler is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Université de Montréal.

Reviews

“In this insightful volume, the editors critically assess Latin America’s political economy in the 1990s, arguing that the convergence of extreme poverty, income inequality, crime, and the gray market present a paradox.”
—Foreign Affairs

“The essays in this excellent volume examine the nature of Latin America’s emerging democracies and market economies, with particular emphasis on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. . . . A very balanced and extremely thoughtful volume which enhances our understanding of post-authoritarian Latin America. The conceptual chapters at the start and finish are particularly insightful.”
—Howard Handelman, Canadian Journal of Political Science

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
PART I: THEORETICAL AND COMPARATIVE ISSUES
1. Economic Reform and Democratization in Latin America Philip Oxhorn and Graciela Ducatenzeiler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Missing Social Contract: Governability and Reform in Latin America Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira and Yoshiaki Nakano Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3. The Prospects for Open Regionalism in Latin America Juan Alberto Fuentes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
PART II: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES: POLITICAL PARTIES AND SOCIAL FORCES
4. Economic Reform in Argentina: Which Social Forces for What Aims? Jorge Schvarzer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
5. Brazil's Drifting Economy: Stagnation and Inflation During 1987-1996 Werner Baer and Claudio Paiva Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
6. Macroeconomic Adjustment in Chile and the Politics of the Popular Sectors Manuel Barrera Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
7. Trade Unions and the Corporatist System in Mexico Francisco Zapata Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
8. Interest Representation and the Party System in Mexico Jean-Francois Prud’homme Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
PART III: HYBRID REGIMES AND NEOPLURALIST POLITICS
9. Is the Century of Corporatism Over? Neoliberalism and the Rise of Neopluralism Philip Oxhorn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
10. New Democracies and Economic Crisis in Latin America Francisco C. Weffort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
11. Conclusions: What Kind of Democracy? What Kind of Market? Philip Oxhorn and Graciela Ducatenzeiler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259