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Democracy in Latin America: Surviving Conflict and Crisis?
George Philip
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Hardback. Latin America has seen a great extension of democratic government over the past twenty years. However democratisation has proved problematic in a number of ways: many Latin American countries have seen little per capita growth; poverty has increased; and political crises have often recurred. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
Latin America has seen a great extension of democratic government over the past twenty years. However democratisation has proved problematic in a number of ways: many Latin American countries have seen little per capita growth; poverty has increased; and political crises have often recurred. The idea of the ‘Washington consensus’ - that democracy, free markets and prosperity would go together in the region - has so far failed.
Latin America has seen a great extension of democratic government over the past twenty years. However democratisation has proved problematic in a number of ways: many Latin American countries have seen little per capita growth; poverty has increased; and political crises have often recurred. The idea of the ‘Washington consensus’ - that democracy, free markets and prosperity would go together in the region - has so far failed.
In the first part of the book, George Philip identifies the reasons why this should be so. The chapters are organised around relevant historical and institutional factors, ... Read more
This will be an ideal textbook for students taking courses in Latin American politics and Latin American Studies.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745627595
SKU
V9780745627595
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About George Philip
George Phillip is Professor of Comparative and Latin American Politics at LSE
Reviews for Democracy in Latin America: Surviving Conflict and Crisis?
"Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students of Latin American politics." Choice 'The book will be helpful as an introductory overview of problems in Latin American democracy and should be useful for undergraduates.' Latin American Research Review 'George Phillip has written a challenging and provacative book. He correctly highlights the glaring gap ... Read more