Latin America in the 21st century
Subtitle: nations, regionalism, globalization
By: Gian Luca Gardini ; translated by Gemma Brown
Contributors: Brown, Gemma
Publisher: Zed Books; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781780320885; 9781780320892
Subjects: Politics and government; Foreign relations; Regionalism; Globalization; Politieke situatie; Regionale samenwerking; Buitenlandse betrekkingen
Work titles: America Latina nel XXI secolo
Description: Twenty-first century Latin America is rich in history, culture and political and social experimentation. In this fascinating and insightful analysis, Gardini looks at contemporary developments at three interconnected levels: the state, the region and the international position of Latin America. At the state level, leaders such as Evo Morales of Bolivia or Chavez of Venezuela embody a renewed intellectual autonomy in the continent, while revealing significant discrepancies between their rhetoric and their actions. At the regional level, while a consensus has emerged over Latin American unity as the only way towards development, the existence of several competing schemes of regional economic and political integration more accurately reflect the actual diversity of the area. At the global level, elements of change - such as the rise of Brazil and the involvement of new trade partners such as China - sit alongside traits of continuity, such as the crucial political, economic and ideational role played by Washington.
Notes: Translated from Italian.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [136]-139) and index.