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The Politics of Market Reform in Fragile Democracies: Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela
Kurt Weyland
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Description for The Politics of Market Reform in Fragile Democracies: Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela
Paperback. Takes a different approach to a question central to comparative politics and economics: why do some leaders of fragile democracies attain political success - culminating in reelection victories - when pursuing drastic, painful economic reforms while others see their political careers implode? Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; 1KLSR; 1KLSV; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
This book takes a powerful new approach to a question central to comparative politics and economics: Why do some leaders of fragile democracies attain political success--culminating in reelection victories--when pursuing drastic, painful economic reforms while others see their political careers implode? Kurt Weyland examines, in particular, the surprising willingness of presidents in four Latin American countries to enact daring reforms and the unexpected resultant popular support. He argues that only with the robust cognitive-psychological insights of prospect theory can one fully account for the twists and turns of politics and economic policy in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela during the ... Read more
This book takes a powerful new approach to a question central to comparative politics and economics: Why do some leaders of fragile democracies attain political success--culminating in reelection victories--when pursuing drastic, painful economic reforms while others see their political careers implode? Kurt Weyland examines, in particular, the surprising willingness of presidents in four Latin American countries to enact daring reforms and the unexpected resultant popular support. He argues that only with the robust cognitive-psychological insights of prospect theory can one fully account for the twists and turns of politics and economic policy in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela during the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691117874
SKU
V9780691117874
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About Kurt Weyland
Kurt Weyland is Associate Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of "Democracy without Equity: Failures of Reform in Brazil".
Reviews for The Politics of Market Reform in Fragile Democracies: Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003 "Anyone interested in the politics of public policy should read Weyland's clearly written, stimulating book, which combines theoretical novelty with substantive breath yet gives other theoretical approaches clear and reasonably fair treatment."
Choice "The Politics of Market Reforms in Fragile Democracies stands out as being by far the most comprehensive and theoretically insightful ... Read more
Choice "The Politics of Market Reforms in Fragile Democracies stands out as being by far the most comprehensive and theoretically insightful ... Read more