Democracy and development in Latin America
Subtitle: economics, politics and religion in the post-war period
By: David Lehmann.
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
Subjects: Political participation -- Latin America.; Economic development -- Citizen participation.; Social movements -- Latin America.; Liberation theology.; Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1948-1980.; Latin America -- Economic conditions -- 1945-; Latin America -- Social conditions -- 1945-1982.; Latin America -- Social conditions -- 1982-
Description: A history of Latin American thought since the 1930s, including the origins of dependency theory and liberation theology. The author offers an analysis of the myriad social movements which have developed in Latin America in the context of repression and economic crisis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-231) and index.