Latin America transformed
Subtitle: globalization and modernity
By: edited by Robert N. Gwynne and Cristóbal Kay
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Arnold; Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781444119046
Subjects: Development; Conditions sociales; Stabilisation économique; Government & Business; Economic Development; Aspect social; Economic Policy; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Structural Adjustment; Business Development; Sociale ontwikkeling; Public Policy; Politik; Politics and government; Economic stabilization; General; Politique et gouvernement; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Social conditions; Economische integratie; Internationalisatie; Aufsatzsammlung
Description: Now in a second edition, this book explains Latin America's economic, political, social and cultural transformations, its association with globalization and search for modernity, and how these transformations are affecting the people of the region. Using a political economy approach to unravel these concepts, the emphasis is placed on interpreting the macro-level structures that frame the transformations taking place. Updated and revised to include more student friendly features, the authors have substantially rewritten the material, including three new chapters, to examine the challenges faci.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-310) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Latin America transformed : globalization and neoliberalism  -- Robert N. Gwynne, -- Cristóbal Kay; title: Modernity and identity : cultural change in Latin America  -- Jorge Larraín; title: Structural reform in South America and Mexico : economic and regional perspectives  -- Robert N. Gwynne; title: Globalization, neoliberalism, and economic change in Central America and the Caribbean  -- Thomas Klak; title: The urban revolution  -- Alan Gilbert; title: The political economy of sustainable development  -- Warwick E. Murray, -- Eduardo Silva; title: Authoritarianism, democracy, and development  -- Eduardo Silva; title: The new political order : towards technocratic democracies?  -- Patricio Silva; title: Livelihood transitions, place transformations : grounding globalization and modernity  -- Anthony Bebbington; title: Civil society, grassroots politics, and livelihoods  -- Sarah A. Radcliffe; title: Urban livelihoods, employment, and gender  -- Sylvia Chant; title: Rural livelihoods and peasant futures  -- Cristóbal Kay; title: The alternatives to neoliberalism -- Robert N. Gwynne,-- Cristóbal Kay.