The New Authoritarianism in Latin America
Title | The New Authoritarianism in Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | David Collier |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 467 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0691021945 |
While one of the most important attempts to explain the rise of authoritarian regimes and their relationship to problems of economic development has been the "bureaucratic-authoritarian model," there has been growing dissatisfaction with various elements of this model. In light of this dissatisfaction, a group of leading economists, political scientists, and sociologists was brought together to assess the adequacy; of the model and suggest directions for its reformulation. This volume is the product of their discussions over a period of three years and represents an important advance in the critique and refinement of ideas about political development. Part One provides an overview of the issues of social science analysis raised by the recent emergence of authoritarianism in Latin America and contains chapters by David Collier and Fernando Henrique Cardoso. The chapters in Part Two address the problem of explaining the rise of bureaucratic authoritarianism and are written by Albert Hirschman, Jose Serra, Robert Kaufman, and Julio Coder. In Part Three Guillermo O'Donnell, James Kurth, and David Collier discuss the likely future patterns of change in bureaucratic authoritarianism, opportunities for extending the analysis to Europe, and priorities for future research. The book includes a glossary and an extensive bibliography.
Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America
Title | Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | Paul H. Lewis |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780742537392 |
This thoughtful text describes how Latin America's authoritarian culture has been and continues to be reflected in a variety of governments, from the near-anarchy of the early regional bosses (caudillos), to all-powerful personalistic dictators or oligarchic machines, to contemporary mass-movement regimes like Castro's Cuba or Peron's Argentina. Taking a student-friendly chronological approach, Paul Lewis also analyzes how the internal dynamics of each historical phase of the region's development led to the next. He describes how dominant ideologies of the period were used to shape, and justify, each regime's power structure. Balanced yet cautious about the future of democracy in the region, this accessible book will be invaluable for courses on contemporary Latin America.
Revolution and Reaction
Title | Revolution and Reaction PDF eBook |
Author | Kurt Weyland |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2019-03-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108483550 |
Explains how bold efforts at profound progressive change provoked a powerful reactionary backlash that led to the imposition of brutal, regressive dictatorships.
Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America
Title | Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Mainwaring |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 371 |
Release | 2014-01-31 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107433630 |
This book presents a new theory for why political regimes emerge, and why they subsequently survive or break down. It then analyzes the emergence, survival and fall of democracies and dictatorships in Latin America since 1900. Scott Mainwaring and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán argue for a theoretical approach situated between long-term structural and cultural explanations and short-term explanations that look at the decisions of specific leaders. They focus on the political preferences of powerful actors - the degree to which they embrace democracy as an intrinsically desirable end and their policy radicalism - to explain regime outcomes. They also demonstrate that transnational forces and influences are crucial to understand regional waves of democratization. Based on extensive research into the political histories of all twenty Latin American countries, this book offers the first extended analysis of regime emergence, survival and failure for all of Latin America over a long period of time.
Authoritarianism and Corporatism in Latin America
Title | Authoritarianism and Corporatism in Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | James Malloy |
Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Pre |
Pages | 560 |
Release | 2010-11-23 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0822974169 |
Since the mid-1960s it has been apparent that authoritarian regimes are not necessarily doomed to extinction as societies modernize and develop, but are potentially viable (if unpleasant) modes of organizing a society's developmental efforts. This realization has spurred new interest among social scientists in the phenomenon of authoritarianism and one of its variants, corporatism.The sixteen previously unpublished essays in this volume provide a focus for the discussion of authoritarianism and corporatism by clarifying various concepts, and by pointing to directions for future research utilizing them. The book is organized in four parts: a theoretical introduction; discussions of authoritarianism, corporatism, and the state; comparative and case studies; and conclusions and implications. The essays discuss authoritarianism and corporatism in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Transitions from Authoritarian Rule
Title | Transitions from Authoritarian Rule PDF eBook |
Author | Guillermo O’Donnell |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2013-07-16 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1421410206 |
An array of internationally noted scholars examines the process of democratization in southern Europe and Latin America. They provide new interpretations of both current and historical efforts of nations to end periods of authoritarian rule and to initiate transition to democracy, efforts that have met with widely varying degrees of success and failure. Extensive case studies of individual countries, a comparative overview, and a synthesis conclusions offer important insights for political scientists, students, and all concerned with the prospects for democracy. Political democracy is not the only possible outcome of transitions from authoritarianism. The authors draw out the implications of democracy as a goal and of the uncertainty inherent in transitional situations. Democratization is perhaps the central issue in Latin American politics today. Case studies focus on Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Modernization and Bureaucratic-authoritarianism
Title | Modernization and Bureaucratic-authoritarianism PDF eBook |
Author | Guillermo A. O'Donnell |
Publisher | Berkeley : Institute of International Studies, University of California |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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