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State, capitalism, and democracy in Latin America

Title: State, capitalism, and democracy in Latin America / Atilio A. Boron.
Author: Borón, Atilio.
Publication: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1995.

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Description

x, 262 pages; 24 cm

Summary

This text examines the obstacles Latin American countries face in their efforts at democratic reform, including political institutions, a strong authoritarian tradition, the influence of neoliberal economic policies, the shortsightedness of the ruling classes and hopelessness among the poor.

Uniform Title

Estado, capitalismo y democracia en América Latina. English

Alternative Title

Estado, capitalismo y democracia en América Latina.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Between Hobbes and Friedman: Liberalism, Dictatorship, and Democracy in Recent Latin American History -- 2. Market, State, and Democracy: Observations on the Political Theory of Monetarism -- 3. Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy, and the "Statism" of Bourgeois Society -- 4. "Stadolatry" and the "State-Centered" Approach: The Relative Autonomy of the Capitalist State -- 5. Democracy and Social Reform in Latin America: Reflections on the European Experience -- 6. Neoliberalism's Strayed Reason: State and Capitalist Accumulation in Contemporary Societies -- 7. Democracy in Latin America: Problems and Prospects -- 8. Marxist Political Theory Between the Transformations of Capitalism and the Collapse of "Really Existing Socialism."

ISBN

1555875084
9781555875084

LCCN

95008987

OCLC

ocm32429099
32429099
SCSB-14613661

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Princeton University Library