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This excellent time-tested text continues to be a lucid--and the best--single volume introduction to the complexities of Latin American politics. (G. Pope Atkins, United States Naval Academy)

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• Preface to the Fourth Edition(p. ix)
• Part 1 The Latin American Tradition and Process of Development(p. 1)
• 1 The Context of Latin American Politics(p. 3)
• 2 The Pattern of Historical Development(p. 15)
• Notes(p. 26)
• 3 Interest Groups and Political Parties(p. 27)
• Conclusions(p. 39)
• Notes(p. 40)
• 4 Government Machinery, the Role of the State, and Public Policy(p. 41)
• Conclusions(p. 54)
• Notes(p. 54)
• 5 The Latin American Tradition and the Struggle for Democracy(p. 55)
• Conclusions(p. 63)
• Notes(p. 65)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 65)
• Part 2 The Political Systems of South America(p. 69)
• 6 Argentina: Politics in a Conflict Society(p. 71)
• Notes(p. 107)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 108)
• 7 Brazil: The Politics of "Order and Progress" or Chaos and Regression?(p. 109)
• Conclusion(p. 141)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 142)
• Notes(p. 142)
• 8 Chile(p. 144)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 171)
• Notes(p. 171)
• 9 Colombia: The Attempt to Replace Violence with Democracy(p. 173)
• Notes(p. 198)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 198)
• 10 Peru: The Enduring Authoritarian Legacy(p. 200)
• Conclusions(p. 225)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 226)
• 11 Venezuela: The Stressing of Distributive Justice(p. 227)
• Notes(p. 267)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 267)
• 12 Uruguay: Redefining Normalcy(p. 270)
• Notes(p. 283)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 283)
• 13 Paraguay's Fledgling Democracy: Precarious Progress(p. 285)
• Notes(p. 303)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 303)
• 14 Bolivia: Revolution and Reaction(p. 305)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 325)
• 15 Ecuador: The Fragility of Dependent Democracy(p. 326)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 337)
• Conclusion(p. 337)
• Part 3 The Political Systems of Central and Middle America and the Caribbean(p. 341)
• 16 Mexico(p. 343)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 369)
• Notes(p. 369)
• 17 Development, Revolution, and Decay in Cuba(p. 370)
• Conclusion(p. 405)
• Notes(p. 406)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 407)
• 18 Costa Rica(p. 408)
• Conclusions(p. 418)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 419)
• Notes(p. 419)
• 19 Nicaragua: Revolution and Retrenchment(p. 421)
• Conclusion(p. 435)
• Notes(p. 437)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 438)
• 20 El Salvador(p. 439)
• Conclusion(p. 451)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 452)
• 21 Guatemala: Politics in a Central American City-State(p. 453)
• Notes(p. 473)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 473)
• 22 Honduras(p. 475)
• Notes(p. 488)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 489)
• 23 The Dominican Republic: The Challenge of Preserving a Fragile Democracy(p. 490)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 504)
• Conclusion(p. 504)
• 24 Panama: Cycles of Elitist Democracy and Authoritarian Populism(p. 506)
• Conclusion(p. 515)
• Notes(p. 516)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 516)
• 25 Haiti: The Failures of Governance(p. 517)
• Notes(p. 529)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 529)
• Part 4 Conclusion: Latin America and Its Alternative Futures(p. 531)
• About the Book(p. 539)
• About the Editors and Contributors(p. 541)
• Index(p. 545)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Howard J. Wiarda is Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations and head of the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia, and Senior Scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. He is la member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the author or editor of numerous Westview books including An Introduction to Latin American Politics and Development (with Harvey Kline) and Civil Society: The American Model and Third World Development . He is also a contributing co-editor (with Harvey Kline) of Latin American Politics and Development , Sixth Edition (2007, Westview). Harvey Kline is professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue and the author of Colombia: Democracy under Assault , Second Edition (1995, Westview), An Introduction to Latin American Politics and Development , Second Edition (with Howard J. Wiarda), and Latin American Politics and Development, Sixth Edition (with Howard J. Wiarda).