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Latin American state building in comparative perspective : social foundations of institutional order /

"Provides an account of long-run institutional development in Latin America that emphasizes the social and political foundations of state-building processes"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kurtz, Marcus J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1.
  • The difficulties of state building
  • 2. The social foundations of state building in the contemporary era
  • 3. State formation in Chile and Peru: institution building and atrophy in unlikely settings
  • 4. State formation in Argentina and Uruguay: agrarian capitalism, elite conflict, and the construction of cooperation
  • 5. Divergence reinforced: the timing of political inclusion and state strength in Chile and Peru
  • 6. The social question and the state: mass mobilization, suffrage, and institutional development in Argentina and Uruguay
  • 7. Conclusions, implications, and extensions: social foundations, Germany/Prussia, and the limits of contemporary state building.