The New Politics of Inequality in Latin America
Subtitle: Rethinking Participation and Representation (Oxford Studies in Democratization)
Contributors: Douglas A. Chalmers (Editor); Carlos M. Vilas (Editor); Katherine Hite (Editor); Scott B. Martin (Editor); Kerianne Piester (Editor); Monique Segarra (Editor)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: March 6, 1997
Language: eng
Number of pages: 672
ISBN-13: 9780198781844
First sentence: This book deals with the vicissitudes of democracy and political participation in Latin America, in settings where civic institutions exist alongside strong social and economic inequalities, where the state has changed its structure and redefined its functions, and where violence remains a key resource for many actors.
Description: Against a broader backdrop of globalization and worldwide moves toward political democracy, the essays collected here examine the unfolding relationships among social change, equity, and the democratic representation of the poor within nine Latin American countries and Spain.