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The New Authoritarianism in Latin America
Collier
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Description for The New Authoritarianism in Latin America
Paperback. Offers an overview of the issues of social science analysis raised by the emergence of authoritarianism in Latin America. This book addresses the problem of explaining the rise of bureaucratic authoritarianism. It also includes a glossary and a bibliography. Editor(s): Collier, David. Num Pages: 468 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 702.
While one of the most important attempts to explain the rise of authoritarian regimes and their relationship to problems of economic development has been the "bureaucratic-authoritarian model," there has been growing dissatisfaction with various elements of this model. In light of this dissatisfaction, a group of leading economists, political scientists, and sociologists was brought together to assess the adequacy; of the model and suggest directions for its reformulation.This volume is the product of their discussions over a period of three years and represents an important advance in the critique and refinement of ideas about political development. Part One provides an ... Read more
While one of the most important attempts to explain the rise of authoritarian regimes and their relationship to problems of economic development has been the "bureaucratic-authoritarian model," there has been growing dissatisfaction with various elements of this model. In light of this dissatisfaction, a group of leading economists, political scientists, and sociologists was brought together to assess the adequacy; of the model and suggest directions for its reformulation.This volume is the product of their discussions over a period of three years and represents an important advance in the critique and refinement of ideas about political development. Part One provides an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
470
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691021942
SKU
V9780691021942
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Reviews for The New Authoritarianism in Latin America
"This is an admirable set of essays... One wishes that other conceptualizations in political development would be subjected to the same degree of scrutiny by scholars of this quality."
The Review of Politics "Cogently reasoned and well written, the essays ... Are, without exception, informative and intellectually challenging."
Hispanic American Historical Review
The Review of Politics "Cogently reasoned and well written, the essays ... Are, without exception, informative and intellectually challenging."
Hispanic American Historical Review