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Author : Stefan A. Halper,John R. Sterling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Latin America
ISBN : OCLC:921034394
Author : Henry Veltmeyer,J. Petras
Publisher : Springer
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999-11-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780333982921
This study examines fundamental theoretical and conceptual issues of social change in Latin America in the context of detailed empirical analysis. It challenges the major assumptions and propositions that underlie globalization theory, reworking and fine tuning the concepts of imperialism and social class as relevant to understanding the 'new world order'. The study centers on the structural features of Latin America and the state policies reconcentrating power in the capitalist class at the expense of labor. The study surveys the contradictory tendencies of concentrated wealth and power and the emergence of new socio-political movements and alternative development strategies to the dominant paradigm.
Author : Henry Veltmeyer,James Petras
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429627002
This book explores the dynamics of the recent ‘progressive cycle’ in Latin American politics, associated with a red and pink tide of regime change. With this cycle of centre-left regimes oriented towards an alternative post-neoliberal form of development now coming to an end, coinciding with the end of a ‘primary commodities boom’ (the demand for natural resources exported in primary form on the world market), the authors seek to explore the dynamics of the transition from a progressive cycle of regimes oriented towards the search for a more inclusive form of development towards what appears to be another swing in the pendulum of electoral politics towards the far right and a return to neoliberal orthodoxy. Within the vortex of forces of change pushing towards both the Left and the Right, Latin America lies at the centre of ongoing heated theoretical and political debates as to how to bring about a more inclusive and sustainable form of post-neoliberal and post-capitalist development. Latin America in the Vortex of Social Change crucially aims to cut through these debates and explore the dynamics of the forces of change at work in the current conjuncture of capitalist development. With reference to a theoretical framework based on the interaction of three different forms of capitalism (capitalism as usual, extractive capitalism, narco-capitalism), the authors proceed to an analysis of the development and resistance dynamics of the development process that is unfolding on the Latin American political landscape. The book will appeal to scholars of political sociology and political theory with an interest in the political economy of development and Latin American affairs.
Author : Stefan A. Halper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1975-03
Category : Revolutions
ISBN : 0312473206
Author : Stefan A. Halper,John R. Sterling,Gino Germani
Publisher : London : Allison and Busby Limited
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1972-01-01
Category : Latin America
ISBN : 0850310636
Author : Henry Veltmeyer
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1551118726
"With irony, insight, and elegant simplicity, Veltmeyer shows us how the power of money and the power of collective commitment interact in the sweepstakes of social history." - Jan Knippers Black, Monterey Institute for International Studies
Author : Henry Veltmeyer,Edgar Zayago Lau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000198874
This book explores the battleground between neoliberal capitalist development processes in Latin America and the challenges to these systems that can be found through innovative community-driven buen vivir/vivir bien initiatives. In the current climate of worldwide capitalist development, Latin America is caught between left-leaning proposals for progressive policies towards a more inclusive form of development, and the re-emergence of harsh austerity measures, neoliberal reforms and right-wing populism. Divided into two parts, this book first provides a retrospective analysis of the advance of resource-seeking ‘extractive’ capital across the continent since the 1990s. The second part goes on to focus on forward-looking challenges to neoliberal capitalist development, focusing in particular on the indigenous notion of buen vivir/vivir bien – the concept of ‘living well’ in social solidarity and harmony with nature. Drawing on cases in Mexico and Venezuela, the book argues that it will be through these new approaches to social change that we will move beyond development as we know it towards a more inclusive form of ‘postdevelopment’. Looking hopefully towards this future of development, this collection offers an essential analysis of the vortex of social change currently consuming Latin America and will be key reading for advanced scholars and researchers in the fields of Development Studies, Latin America Studies, Politics, and Social Change.
Author : Robert N Gwynne,Kay Cristobal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134631964
Praise for the first edition: 'Accomplishes its task to provide readers with a broad multi-disciplinary view on globalization's many impacts on Latin America ... the organization of the collection is logical and thoughtful, and the structural perspectives offered are convincing and powerful. I recommend it to other Latin American social scientists.' Growth and Change 'An impressive, timely and lively volume, which is especially valuable for teaching purposes.' Journal of Latin American Studies 'Authoritatively written by leading scholars in their respective fields.' Area Latin America Transformed, 2nd Edition explains the region's economic, political, social and cultural transformations, its association with globalization and the search for modernity, and contributes to a greater understanding of how these transformations are affecting the people of Latin America. Using a political economy approach to unravel the concepts of globalization and modernity within Latin America, emphasis is placed on interpreting the macro-level structures that frame the transformations taking place. The book also investigates the dynamics of people's livelihoods as they make sense of, rework and live out these structural transformations. The international team of authors involved with the successful first edition have updated their focus and substantially rewritten their material to examine the challenges facing Latin America in the twenty-first century. Three completely new chapters have also been added. Latin America Transformed, 2nd Edition is now even more useful for undergraduate and postgraduate courses that examine economic, political, social and cultural change in Latin America.
Author : Arturo Escobar
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1992-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0813312078
During the last decade, Latin American social movements have brought about a profound transformation in the nature and practice of protest and collective action. This book surveys the full spectrum of movements in Latin America today-from peasant and squatter movements to women's and gay movements, as well as environmental and civic movements - examining how this diverse mosaic of emergent social actors has prompted social scientists to rethink the dynamics of Latin American social and political change.Whereas the prevailing theories of social movements have largely drawn on Western cases, this volume includes the work of prominent Latin American scholars and incorporates analytical perspectives originating in the region. Contributors discuss the three dimensions of change most commonly attributed to Latin American social movements in the 1980s: their role in forging collective identities; their innovative social practices and political strategies; and their actual or potential contributions to alternative visions of development and to the democratization of political institutions and social relations.This interdisciplinary text provides both specialists and students of social movements with a unique, comprehensive, and accessible collection of essays that is unprecedented in theoretical and empirical scope. It will be useful in a wide range of graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in Latin American studies, comparative politics, sociology and anthropology, development studies, political economy, and contemporary political and cultural theory.
Author : Howard J. Wiarda
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000307450
Since the appearance of the first edition of this text in 1974, the book has stimulated an ongoing debate about the nature of the Latin American development process. Although the essays discuss a wide range of historical, economic, political, and social issues, they are unified in arguing that the Latin American experience of development is subject to special imperatives of analysis and interpretation not generally offered in the Western literature on development and social change. Arguing that West ern models are often inappropriate when applied to Latin America, the authors explore alternative approaches to understanding the Latin American pattern of development and change. The third edition retains classic essays from earlier editions but has been extensively revised to take account of the dramatic changes in the region over the last ten years. Looking particularly at the challenges presented by redemocratization and the new pluralism, the book raises the question of whether a "distinct tradition" still remains. New readings discuss the implications of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America, the changing role of the church, the process of democratization, and human rights issues and speculate on the permanence of Latin America's more pluralistic political structures.
Author : Howard J. Wiarda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173027060314
New edition of a pioneering exploration of Latin American politics and political culture.
Author : June Nash,Juan Corradi,Hobart Spalding
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136858673
First published in 1977, this reissue contains original articles by contemporary leading scholars in the field of Latin American politics on a range of topics including: working class organisation, populism and US labour imperialism. It will be of interest to anthropologists, students of political science and specialists in Latin American studies.
Author : June C. Nash
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:760343769
Author : Antonio Gomez-Moriana,Mercedes Duran-Cogan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135667665
This study frames the social dynamics of Latin American in terms of two types of cultural momentum: foundational momentum and the momentum of global order in contemporary Latin America.
Author : John D. Martz
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173022964319