Download or read book Latin American Politics and Development written by Harvey F. Kline and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over thirty years, Latin American Politics and Development has kept instructors and students abreast of current affairs and changes in Latin America. Now in its ninth edition, this definitive text has been updated throughout and features contributions from experts in the field, including twenty new and revised chapters on Mexico, Central America,the Caribbean, and South America.
Download or read book An Introduction To Latin American Politics And Development written by Howard J. Wiarda and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is used as an introductory text in courses or seminars in Latin American politics, Latin American development, comparative politics, Third World politics, transitions to democracy, globalization, politics of developing areas, and social change.
Download or read book Latin American Politics and Development written by Harvey F. Kline and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over forty years, Latin American Politics and Development has kept instructors and students abreast of current affairs and changes in Latin America. Now in its tenth edition, this authoritative yet accessible introduction has been updated throughout. Organized on a country-by-country basis, Latin American Politics and Development offers instructors maximum flexibility in organizing courses. Revisions to the Tenth Edition include: An updated theoretical framework to explain changes in the region, including discussions of electoral systems and political actors. Discussions on presidential, parliamentary, and municipal election cycles throughout the region from 2017 through early 2022. Coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Examination on the regional decline in democratic norms and practices. A look at the impact of the Trump administration on regional relations, including the decline in democracy. Updates on race, Indigenous groups, women, Afro-Latin Americans, contemporary social movements, religious and other non-elite groups.
Download or read book Latin American Politics Development written by Howard J. Wiarda and published by Boston : Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 1979 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Concise Introduction to Latin American Politics and Development written by Howard J. Wiarda and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This succinct overview of the political factors that condition social and economic development in Latin America is the perfect core text in courses on politics, government, social change, and transitions to democracy throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Download or read book Latin American politics and development written by Howard J. Wiarda and published by Westview Pr. This book was released on 1985-06 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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)
Download or read book Latin American Politics And Development Fifth Edition written by Howard J. Wiarda and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a region-wide overview of the patterns and processes of Latin American history, politics, society, and development. It provides a detailed country-by-country treatment and unique features of all Latin American countries.
Download or read book Latin American Politics And Development written by Howard J. Wiarda and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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)
Download or read book A Concise Introduction to Latin American Politics and Development written by Howard J. Wiarda and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This succinct overview of the political factors that condition social and economic development in Latin America is the perfect core text in courses on politics, government, social change, and transitions to democracy throughout Latin America and the Caribbean."--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Understanding Latin American Politics written by Gregory Weeks and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comparative analysis of political and economic development in Latin America Understanding Latin American Politics assesses Latin American political and economic development. This title examines the relationships among political, economic, and social factors in Latin America. Reader engagement is increased through the use of contemporary case studies and primary documents.
Download or read book Latin American Politics and Development written by Howard J. Wiarda and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With comprehensive chapters by recognized experts, this classic book--now updated throughout--provides an authoritative yet accessible introduction to Latin American government and political development.
Download or read book Latin American Politics And Development written by Howard J. Wiarda and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1996-06-06 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth edition of this highly regarded text has been completely revised and updated to reflect the complex political and economic developments that have occurred in Latin America in the 1990s. In the new introductory section, Wiarda and Kline emphasize the trend toward elected, democratic governments while underlining the difficulties of establishing democracy in a region still characterized by inequitable distribution of income, the legacy of large debts, and violence stemming from the drug trade. Exploring the patterns of political development, they also discuss the dynamics of political behavior and examine the tensions between those who favor a political regime in keeping with the authoritarian past and those who are working to establish democracy.In the second section of the book, distinguished experts on the region present thoroughly up-to-date analyses of each of the South American, Central American, and Caribbean countries. In the final section, the editors offer their conclusions about the promise and pitfalls of democracy in the region.
Download or read book The Political Economy of Latin America written by Peter Kingstone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief text offers an unbiased reflection on the neoliberalism debate in Latin America and the institutional puzzle that underlies the region's difficulties with democratization and development.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Political Economy written by Javier Santiso and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-05-09 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Latin America's recent economic performance calls for a multidisciplinary analysis. This handbook looks at the interaction of economics and politics in the region and includes a number of contributions from top academic experts who have also served as key policy makers (a former president, ministers of finance, a central bank governor), reflecting upon the challenges of reform.
Download or read book Latin American Politics and Society written by Gerardo L. Munck and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a fresh thematic approach to politics and society in Latin America, this introductory textbook analyzes the region's past and present in an accessible and engaging style well-suited to undergraduate students. The book provides historical insights into modern states and critical issues they are facing, with insightful analyses that are supported by empirical data, maps and timelines. Drawing upon cutting-edge research, the text considers critical topics relevant to all countries within the region such as the expansion of democracy and citizenship rights and responses to human rights abuses, corruption, and violence. Each richly illustrated chapter contains a compelling and cohesive narrative, followed by thought-provoking questions and further reading suggestions, making this text a vital resource for anyone encountering the complexities of Latin American politics for the first time in their studies.
Download or read book Politics And Social Change In Latin America written by Howard J. Wiarda and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1992-10-19 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in this book, by key specialists in the field, discuss a wide range of historical, economic, political and social issues and explore alternative approaches to understanding the Latin American pattern of development and change.
Download or read book Politics Latin America written by Gavin O'Toole and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 843 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politics Latin America examines the role of Latin America in the world and its importance to the study of politics with particular emphasis on the institutions and processes that exist to guarantee democracy and the forces that threaten to compromise it. Now in its third edition and fully revised to reflect recent developments in the region, Politics Latin America provides students and teachers with an accessible overview of the region’s unique political and economic landscape, covering every aspect of governance in its 21 countries. The book examines the international relations of Latin American states as they seek to carve out a role in an increasingly globalised world and will be an ideal introduction for undergraduate courses in Latin American politics, comparative politics, and other disciplines. This new edition will include: updated references to scholarship and debates; new themes such as environmental rights, women presidents, the Latin American Pope, Afro-Latinos, and the politics of sexual diversity; examination of demographic change and social movements; a new chapter on environmental economics and sustainable development. This book is essential reading for undergraduates taking courses in Latin American Politics.
