Forgotten continent : the battle for Latin America's soul /

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Latin America has often been condemned to failure. Not as poor as Africa, nor as booming as India and China, it has largely been overlooked. Yet this vast continent, home to half a billion people, the world's largest reserves of arable land, and 8.5 percent of global oil, is transforming its po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reid, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Since 1980
Democracy > Latin America > History.
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Democracy
Economic history
Politics and government
Latin America > Politics and government > 1980-
Latin America > Economic conditions > 1982-
Amérique latine > Politique et gouvernement > 1980-
Amérique latine > Conditions économiques > 1982-
Latin America
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The forgotten continent
  • The Latin American conundrum
  • The seed of democracy in the land of the caudillo
  • Cold War and revolution : the United States and the left reject democracy
  • Failed reformers, debt-ridden dictators : the right rejects democracy
  • The rise and fall of the Washington consensus
  • The populist challenge
  • The reformist response
  • Changing societies
  • Evolving states
  • The stubborn resilience of flawed democracies
  • The loneliness of Latin America.

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