Varieties Of Liberalism In Central America

Author : Forrest D. Colburn,Arturo Cruz S.
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780292782563

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Varieties of Liberalism in Central America by Forrest D. Colburn,Arturo Cruz S. Pdf

Why do some countries progress while others stagnate? Why does adversity strengthen some countries and weaken others? Indeed, in this era of unprecedented movement of people, goods, and ideas, just what constitutes a nation-state? Forrest Colburn and Arturo Cruz suggest how fundamental these questions are through an exploration of the evolution of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica over the last quarter of a century, a period of intriguing, often confounding, paradoxes in Central America's development. Offering an elegant defense of empiricism, Colburn and Cruz explore the roles of geography and political choice in constructing nations and states. Countries are shown to be unique: there are a daunting number of variables. There is causality, but not the kind that can be revealed in the laboratory or on the blackboard. Liberalism—today defined as democracy and unfettered markets—may be in vogue, but it has no inherent determinants. Democracy and market economies, when welded to the messy realities of individual countries, are compatible with many different outcomes. The world is more pluralistic in both causes and effects than either academic theories or political rhetoric suggest.

Author : James Mahoney
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0801865522

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The Legacies of Liberalism by James Mahoney Pdf

Winner of the Barrington Moore Jr. Prize for the Best Book in Comparative and Historical Sociology from the American Sociological AssociationWinner of the Best Book Award in the Comparative Democratization Section from the American Political Science Association Despite their many similarities, Central American countries during the twentieth century were characterized by remarkably different political regimes. In a comparative analysis of Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua, James Mahoney argues that these political differences were legacies of the nineteenth-century liberal reform period. Presenting a theory of "path dependence," Mahoney shows how choices made at crucial turning points in Central American history established certain directions of change and foreclosed others to shape long-term development. By the middle of the twentieth century, three types of political regimes characterized the five nations considered in this study: military-authoritarian (Guatemala, El Salvador), liberal democratic (Costa Rica), and traditional dictatorial (Honduras, Nicaragua). As Mahoney shows, each type is the end point of choices regarding state and agrarian development made by these countries early in the nineteenth century. Applying his conclusions to present-day attempts at market creation in a neoliberal era, Mahoney warns that overzealous pursuit of market creation can have severely negative long-term political consequences. The Legacies of Liberalism presents new insight into the role of leadership in political development, the place of domestic politics in the analysis of foreign intervention, and the role of the state in the creation of early capitalism. The book offers a general theoretical framework that will be of broad interest to scholars of comparative politics and political development, and its overall argument will stir debate among historians of particular Central American countries.

Author : Lowell Gudmundson,Hector Lindo-Fuentes
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1995-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817307653

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Central America, 1821-1871 by Lowell Gudmundson,Hector Lindo-Fuentes Pdf

Two interrelated essays dealing with the economic, social, and political changes that took place in Central America Central America and its ill-fated federation (1824-1839) are often viewed as the archetype of the “anarchy” of early independent Spanish America. This book consists of two interralted essays dealing with the economic, social, and political changes that took place in Central America, changes that let to both Liberal regime consolidation and export agricultural development after the middle of the last century. The authors provide a challenging reinterpretation of Central American history and the most detailed analysis available in English of this most heterogeneous and obscure of societies. It avoids the dichotomous (Costa Rica versus the rest of Central America) and the centralist (Guatemala as the standard or model) treatments dominant in the existing literature and is required reading for anyone with an interest in 19th century Latin America.

Author : Lowell Gudmundson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Central America
ISBN : OCLC:1341823944

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Central America, 1821-1871 by Lowell Gudmundson Pdf

Author : Wayne M. Clegern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015032882626

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Origins of Liberal Dictatorship in Central America by Wayne M. Clegern Pdf

If Guatemala's revolution of 1871 has been regarded as the transition point from conservatism to liberalism and to modernized institutions as well, Clegern argues that the seeds of liberalism lay in the previous regimes of Rafael Carreras (1840-1865), the most powerful conservative dictatorship in 19th-century Central America, and especially in that of his successor, Vicente Cerna (1865-1871). Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Vincent C. Peloso,Barbara A. Tenenbaum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0820317772

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Liberals, Politics, and Power by Vincent C. Peloso,Barbara A. Tenenbaum Pdf

Author : Joseph Love,Nils Jacobsen
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1988-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001912612

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Guiding the Invisible Hand by Joseph Love,Nils Jacobsen Pdf

This unprecedented collection combines economic, political, and intellectual history in its analysis of economic liberalism in Latin America. The volume demonstrates the unique and varied features of Latin American liberalism from its formative period up to 1940 and discusses its relation to state formation. The essays range from a continent-wide comparison to an in-depth local study, from tariff and industrialization policies of central states to the selective liberal convictions of traditional estate owners. The contributors consider the social bases of economic liberalism in the region and their relation to imperialism and to economic dependency. Questions of the strength and the staying power of economic liberalism are considered. In addition, the late appearance of serious alternative policies are treated.

Author : Jan Harald Alnes,Manuel Toscano
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781443861502

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Varieties of Liberalism by Jan Harald Alnes,Manuel Toscano Pdf

The contemporary world is complex and is characterized by new normative challenges with regards to living conditions and political organization, both within the borders of sovereign states and globally. Such challenges require interdisciplinary analyses of a number of intertwined subjects. Varieties of Liberalism: Contemporary Challenges presents an important contribution to this pressing task. Relying on the cooperation of UiT The Arctic University of Norway research group Pluralism, Democracy and Justice, and the Civic Constellation project from Spain’s National Research Fund, the book is the outgrowth of the conference “Themes in Contemporary Ethics and Political Philosophy”, held in Tromsø in August 2012. An international array of scholars from universities in Brazil, France, Norway and Spain are brought together here, and combine normative reflections, conceptual analysis, case-studies and historical accounts. Philosophical liberalism provides the dominant perspective in contemporary political and social philosophy, and the majority of the authors take one version or another as their starting point, bringing together various different critical perspectives. Since it is crucial to sort out what an embracing of liberalism means and what a criticism of liberalism is directed at, the introduction of the book situates the chapters in relation to the disparate uses of ‘liberalism’. The sixteen chapters are distributed into three parts, namely, Free Speech and Deliberation, Citizenship and Democracy, and Justice, Borders and International Law. Of interest to a wide, interdisciplinary readership, Varieties of Liberalism responds to questions such as: Do contemporary democracies live up to their own ideals? How do these democracies cope with the issues of free speech, religious diversity, migration, indigenous communities, and the scientific and technological development? How ought civic education to be regulated in pluralist democracies? Who are the rightful owners of common goods? As is evident from this representative list, the book addresses both the intellectual and the practical challenges of contemporary liberalism.

Author : Jorge Nallim
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822962038

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Transformations and Crisis of Liberalism in Argentina, 1930-1955 by Jorge Nallim Pdf

In this original study, Jorge A. Nállim chronicles the decline of liberalism in Argentina during the volatile period between two military coups—the 1930 overthrow of Hipólito Yrigoyen and the deposing of Juan Perón in 1955. While historians have primarily focused on liberalism in economic or political contexts, Nállim instead documents a wide range of locations where liberalism was claimed and ultimately marginalized in the pursuit of individual agendas. While critics have positioned the rhetoric of liberalism during this period as one of decadence or irrelevance, Nállim instead shows it to be a vital and complex factor in the metamorphosis of modern history in Argentina and Latin America as well.

Author : Ileana Rodríguez
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Civil society
ISBN : UOM:39076002803612

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Liberalism at Its Limits by Ileana Rodríguez Pdf

Looks to the criminality and violence of Latin America to assess the discord between liberalism in theory and practice, and thus how liberalism might be exhausted in relation to local conditions not reconcilable to its core tenants.

Author : Liisa L. North,Timothy D. Clark
Publisher : Springer
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319532554

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Dominant Elites in Latin America by Liisa L. North,Timothy D. Clark Pdf

This volume examines the ways in which the socio-economic elites of the region have transformed and expanded the material bases of their power from the inception of neo-liberal policies in the 1970s through to the so-called progressive ‘pink tide’ governments of the past two decades. The six case study chapters—on Chile, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, El Salvador, and Guatemala—variously explore how state policies and even United Nations peace-keeping missions have enhanced elite control of land and agricultural exports, banks and insurance companies, wholesale and import commerce, industrial activities, and alliances with foreign capital. Chapters also pay attention to the ways in which violence has been deployed to maintain elite power, and how international forces feed into sustaining historic and contemporary configurations of power.

Author : Manuel Balán,Françoise Montambeault
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780268106607

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Legacies of the Left Turn in Latin America by Manuel Balán,Françoise Montambeault Pdf

Legacies of the Left Turn in Latin America: The Promise of Inclusive Citizenship contains original essays by a diverse group of leading and emerging scholars from North America, Europe, and Latin America. The book speaks to wide-ranging debates on democracy, the left, and citizenship in Latin America. What were the effects of a decade and a half of left and center-left governments? The central purpose of this book is to evaluate both the positive and negative effects of the Left turn on state-society relations and inclusion. Promises of social inclusion and the expansion of citizenship rights were paramount to the center-left discourses upon the factions' arrival to power in the late 1990s and early 2000s. This book is a first step in understanding to what extent these initial promises were or were not fulfilled, and why. In analyzing these issues, the authors demonstrate that these years yield both signs of progress in some areas and the deepening of historical problems in others. The contributors to this book reveal variation among and within countries, and across policy and issue areas such as democratic institution reforms, human rights, minorities’ rights, environmental questions, and violence. This focus on issues rather than countries distinguishes the book from other recent volumes on the left in Latin America, and the book will speak to a broad and multi-dimensional audience, both inside and outside the academic world. Contributors: Manuel Balán, Françoise Montambeault, Philip Oxhorn, Maxwell A. Cameron, Kenneth M. Roberts, Nathalia Sandoval-Rojas, Daniel M. Brinks, Benjamin Goldfrank, Roberta Rice, Elizabeth Jelin, Celina Van Dembroucke, Nora Nagels, Merike Blofield, Jordi Díez, Eve Bratman, Gabriel Kessler, Olivier Dabène, Jared Abbott, Steve Levitsky

Author : João Carlos Espada
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317045045

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The Anglo-American Tradition of Liberty by João Carlos Espada Pdf

Joao Carlos Espada's provocative survey of a group of key Anglo-American and European political thinkers argues that there is a distinctive, Anglo-American tradition of liberty that is one of the core pillars of the Free World. Giving a broad overview of the tradition through summaries of the careers and ideas of fourteen of its key thinkers, neglected despite having been tremendously influential in the tradition of liberty, the author engages with current set ideas about the meaning of 'liberal' and 'conservative' to offer an engaging, intellectual case for liberal democracy.

Author : Jeffrey M. Berry
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815791038

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The New Liberalism by Jeffrey M. Berry Pdf

If you think liberalism is dead, think again. In this sure-to-be-controversial book, Jeffrey M. Berry argues that modern liberalism is not only still alive, it's actually thriving. Today's new liberalism has evolved from a traditional emphasis on bread-and-butter economic issues to a form he calls "postmaterialism"--quality-of-life concerns such as enhancing the environment, protecting consumers, or promoting civil rights. Berry credits the new liberalism's success to the rise of liberal citizen lobbying groups. By analyzing the activities of Congress during three sessions (1963, 1979, and 1991), he demonstrates the correlation between the increasing lobbying activities of citizen groups and a dramatic shift in the American political agenda from an early 1960s emphasis on economic equality to today's postmaterialist issues. Although conservative groups also began to emphasize postmaterial concerns--such as abortion and other family value issues--Berry finds that liberal citizen groups have been considerably more effective than conservative ones at getting their goals onto the congressional agenda and enacted into legislation. The book provides many examples of citizen group issues that Congress enacted into law, successes when citizen groups were in direct conflict with business interests and when demands were made on behalf of traditionally marginalized constituencies, such as the women's and civil rights movements. Berry concludes that although liberal citizen groups make up only a small portion of the thousands of lobbying organizations in Washington, they have been, and will continue to be, a major force in shaping the political landscape.

Author : Miguel A. Centeno,Agustin E. Ferraro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107311305

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State and Nation Making in Latin America and Spain by Miguel A. Centeno,Agustin E. Ferraro Pdf

The growth of institutional capacity in the developing world has become a central theme in twenty-first-century social science. Many studies have shown that public institutions are an important determinant of long-run rates of economic growth. This book argues that to understand the difficulties and pitfalls of state building in the contemporary world, it is necessary to analyze previous efforts to create institutional capacity in conflictive contexts. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the process of state and nation building in Latin America and Spain from independence to the 1930s. The book examines how Latin American countries and Spain tried to build modern and efficient state institutions for more than a century - without much success. The Spanish and Latin American experience of the nineteenth century was arguably the first regional stage on which the organizational and political dilemmas that still haunt states were faced. This book provides an unprecedented perspective on the development and contemporary outcome of those state and nation-building projects.