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The New Politics of Inequality in Latin America : Rethinking Participation and Representation.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford Studies in Democratization SeriesPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1997Copyright date: ©1997Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (663 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191525131
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The New Politics of Inequality in Latin AmericaDDC classification:
  • 320.9/8
LOC classification:
  • JL966 -- .N49 1997eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Participation, Inequality, and the Whereabouts of Democracy -- PART I. TRADITIONAL ACTORS, NEW SETTINGS -- 2. Beyond Corporatism: New Patterns of Representation in the Brazilian Auto Industry -- 3. Union Politics, Market-Oriented Reforms, and the Reshaping of Argentine Corporatism -- 4. The Crisis of Developmentalism and the Rural Labor Movement in North-East Brazil -- PART II. SEARCHING FOR NEW FORMS OF PARTICIPATION -- 5. The Rise of Causa R in Venezuela -- 6. The Seven-Month Itch? Neoliberal Politics, Popular Movements, and the Left in Mexico -- 7. The Politics of Identity Reconstruction: Indians and Democracy in Ecuador -- 8. The Evolution of the Brazilian Environmental Movement and Its Political Roles -- 9. The Authoritarian Alternative: 'Anti-Politics' in the Popular Sectors of Lima -- PART III. THE STUBBORNNESS OF VIOLENCE -- 10. The Quetzal is Red: Military States, Popular Movements, and Political Violence in Guatemala -- 11. Popular Responses to State-Sponsored Violence in Brazil -- 12. Political Violence and the Grassroots in Lima, Peru -- PART IV. DILEMMAS OF A SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PROJECT -- 13. Rethinking Economic Alternatives: Left Parties and the Articulation of Popular Demands in Chile and Peru -- 14. Market-Oriented Development Strategies and State-Society Relations in New Democracies: Lessons from Contemporary Chile and Spain -- 15. Putting Conservatism to Good Use? Long Crisis and Vetoed Alternatives in Uruguay -- PART V. RECONSTRUCTING REPRESENTATION -- 16. The Difficult Transition from Clientelism to Citizenship: Lessons from Mexico -- 17. Reconstructing the Workers' Party (PT): Lessons from North-Eastern Brazil.
18. Can a Leftist Government Make a Difference? The Frente Amplio Administration of Montevideo, 1990-1994 -- 19. Targeting the Poor: The Politics of Social Policy Reforms in Mexico -- 20. Redefining the Public/Private Mix: NGOs and the Emergency Social Investment Fund in Ecuador -- 21. Regional Integration and Transnational Politics: Popular Sector Strategies in the NAFTA Era -- CONCLUSION -- 22. Associative Networks: New Structures of Representation for the Popular Sectors? -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Summary: Against a broader backdrop of globalization and worldwide moves toward political democracy, this collection of essays examines the unfolding relationships among social change, equity, and the democratic representation of the poor in Latin America.
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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Participation, Inequality, and the Whereabouts of Democracy -- PART I. TRADITIONAL ACTORS, NEW SETTINGS -- 2. Beyond Corporatism: New Patterns of Representation in the Brazilian Auto Industry -- 3. Union Politics, Market-Oriented Reforms, and the Reshaping of Argentine Corporatism -- 4. The Crisis of Developmentalism and the Rural Labor Movement in North-East Brazil -- PART II. SEARCHING FOR NEW FORMS OF PARTICIPATION -- 5. The Rise of Causa R in Venezuela -- 6. The Seven-Month Itch? Neoliberal Politics, Popular Movements, and the Left in Mexico -- 7. The Politics of Identity Reconstruction: Indians and Democracy in Ecuador -- 8. The Evolution of the Brazilian Environmental Movement and Its Political Roles -- 9. The Authoritarian Alternative: 'Anti-Politics' in the Popular Sectors of Lima -- PART III. THE STUBBORNNESS OF VIOLENCE -- 10. The Quetzal is Red: Military States, Popular Movements, and Political Violence in Guatemala -- 11. Popular Responses to State-Sponsored Violence in Brazil -- 12. Political Violence and the Grassroots in Lima, Peru -- PART IV. DILEMMAS OF A SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PROJECT -- 13. Rethinking Economic Alternatives: Left Parties and the Articulation of Popular Demands in Chile and Peru -- 14. Market-Oriented Development Strategies and State-Society Relations in New Democracies: Lessons from Contemporary Chile and Spain -- 15. Putting Conservatism to Good Use? Long Crisis and Vetoed Alternatives in Uruguay -- PART V. RECONSTRUCTING REPRESENTATION -- 16. The Difficult Transition from Clientelism to Citizenship: Lessons from Mexico -- 17. Reconstructing the Workers' Party (PT): Lessons from North-Eastern Brazil.

18. Can a Leftist Government Make a Difference? The Frente Amplio Administration of Montevideo, 1990-1994 -- 19. Targeting the Poor: The Politics of Social Policy Reforms in Mexico -- 20. Redefining the Public/Private Mix: NGOs and the Emergency Social Investment Fund in Ecuador -- 21. Regional Integration and Transnational Politics: Popular Sector Strategies in the NAFTA Era -- CONCLUSION -- 22. Associative Networks: New Structures of Representation for the Popular Sectors? -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Against a broader backdrop of globalization and worldwide moves toward political democracy, this collection of essays examines the unfolding relationships among social change, equity, and the democratic representation of the poor in Latin America.

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