Part I: The Latin American tradition and process of development / Harvey F. Kline and Christine J. Wade -- Part II: The political systems of South America -- Argentina: the economic tango continues / Linda Chen -- Brazil: the politics of elite rule / Britta H. Crandall -- Chile: from democracy to dictatorship and back / Peter M. Siavelis -- Columbia: is Guerrilla violence near its end? / Harvey F. Kline -- Peru: overcoming the authoritarian legacy at last? / Julio F. Carrion and David Scott Palmer -- Venezuela: political decay amid the struggle for regime legitimacy / David J. Myers -- Uruguay: balancing growth and democracy / Martin Weinstein and Jorge Rebella -- Paraguay: the uneven trajectory / Sebastian A. Meyer -- Bolivia: changes, continuities, and contradictions / Miguel Centellas -- Ecuador: change and continuity after ten years of New Left revolution / Jennifer N. Collins -- Part III: The political systems of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean -- Mexico: democratization and violence / Jose Luis Velasco -- Cuba: revolution in the balance? / Juan M. del Aguila, Frank O. Mora, and Brian Fonseca -- Costa Rice / Mitchell A. Seligson -- Nicaragua: an uncertain future / Richard L. Millett -- El Salvador: civil war to uncivil peace / Christine J. Wade -- Guatenala: breaking free of the past? / Michael E. Allison -- Honduras: democracy in peril / J. Mark Ruhl -- Panama: political culture and the struggle to build democracy / Orlando J. Perez -- The Dominican Republic: democracy, still a work in progress / Lilian Bobea -- Haiti: searching for democractic governance / Georges A. Fauriol.
Summary:
"For over thirty years, Latin American Politics and Development has kept instructors and students abreast of current affairs and changes in Latin America. Now in its ninth edition, this definitive text has been updated throughout and features contributions from experts in the field, including twenty new and revised chapters on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. The fully updated foundational section includes new chapters on political economy and U.S.-Latin American relations and covers the changing context of Latin American politics, the pattern of historical development, political culture, interest groups and political parties, government machinery, the role of the state and public policy, and the struggle for democracy. In addition to detailed country-by-country chapters, Latin American Politics and Development provides a comprehensive regional overview"-- Provided by publisher.
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