Latin America After The Neoliberal Debacle
Latin America after the Neoliberal Debacle studies the crippling problems that plague civilian democracies in the region. Ximena de la Barra and Richard Dello Buono draw on their extensive first-hand knowledge of Latin America to provide a rich analysis of why the needs of the region are too often put second to powerful foreign interests. In particular, they look at the shortcomings of the neoliberal development model, combining a broad historical overview with analysis of critical issues...
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Latin America after the Neoliberal Debacle looks at the sharply declining legitimacy of liberal democracies in the region and the new array of popular forces working for social transformation. In particular, the authors analyze the failure of neoliberal policies and the growing demand for expanding participatory democracy and achieving more genuine regional cooperation. This interdisciplinary study will be useful for students, scholars, and general readers concerned with how past and present policies shape the future of this important region of the world.
List of AbbreviationsForeword Judith Blau Blau, JudithIntroductionPt. I Neoliberal Crises and the Declining Legitimacy of Representative Democracy1 Fragilities of Representative Democracy in the Washington Consensus Era2 The Triple Debt of Neoliberal GlobalizationPt. II Social Movements and Renewed Demands for Social Transformation3 Social Movements Take the Offensive4 The Reemergence of an Emancipatory Agenda5 Challenging the Existing LegalityPt. III Twenty-first Century Strategies for Sovereignty and Regional Transformation6 Challenging the Financial Trap under Neoliberal Globalization7 Interventionism and the Military Trap8 Challenging Neoliberal Ideology and Latin America's "One-Dimensional Thought"9 Regional Integration and the Emancipatory Agenda Afterword: What's "Left" after Neoliberalism?ReferencesIndexList of Authorities
