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The Transformation of the Workers´ Party in Brazil, 1989–2009
Wendy Hunter
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Description for The Transformation of the Workers´ Party in Brazil, 1989–2009
hardcover. This book explores the factors that stimulated and supported the Workers' Party's electoral expansion in Brazil since the late 1980s. Num Pages: 252 pages, 7 b/w illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Drawing on historical institutionalism and strategic frameworks, this book analyzes the evolution of the Workers' Party between 1989, the year of Lula's first presidential bid, and 2009, when his second presidential term entered its final stretch. The book's primary purpose is to understand why and how the once-radical Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) moderated the programmatic positions it endorsed and adopted other aspects of a more catch-all electoral strategy, thereby increasing its electoral appeal. At the same time, the book seeks to shed light on why some of the PT's distinctive normative commitments and organizational practices have endured in the face ... Read more
Drawing on historical institutionalism and strategic frameworks, this book analyzes the evolution of the Workers' Party between 1989, the year of Lula's first presidential bid, and 2009, when his second presidential term entered its final stretch. The book's primary purpose is to understand why and how the once-radical Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) moderated the programmatic positions it endorsed and adopted other aspects of a more catch-all electoral strategy, thereby increasing its electoral appeal. At the same time, the book seeks to shed light on why some of the PT's distinctive normative commitments and organizational practices have endured in the face ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521514552
SKU
V9780521514552
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Ref
99-22
About Wendy Hunter
Wendy Hunter is Associate Professor of Government at the University of Texas, Austin. Her early work focused on Latin American militaries during the transition from authoritarian rule. A second phase of her research career was devoted to social policy decision making and human capital formation in Latin America. More recently, she has been engaged in understanding the growth and transformation ... Read more
Reviews for The Transformation of the Workers´ Party in Brazil, 1989–2009
“The transformation of the once-radical Brazilian Workers’ Party into a major electoral force and highly successful social democratic party of government is one of the great stories of contemporary Latin American politics. How and why the PT made this impressive change over the course of two eventful decades and, in the process, changed Brazil is a story that has been ... Read more