The International Political Economy of Transformation in Argentina, Brazil and Chile Since 1960

This book is about how the three most important countries in South America have responded to the challenges of globalization since the mid-1960s, the first OPEC price hike, the Third World debt crisis leading to the 'lost-decade' for the continent, and finally bold, but often ill-planned, neo-liberal reforms of the 1990s. Latin America will experience another cycle of structural changes in the coming decades, as the reforms of the 1980s and 1990s failed to produce the desired effects; social justice, fair income distribution, sustainable growth, and consolidation of democracy.

Autorentext

EUL-SOO PANG is Professor of International Political Economy at Colorado School of Mines. He is the author of three books on Brazil and many articles on contemporary Latin America.

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List of Tables List of Maps Glossary Introduction PART I: LATIN AMERICA IN A NEW AGE Latin America in the Age of Globalization PART II: FROM POPULISM TO MILITARY RULE AND DEMOCRACY Argentina: The Birth of Latin American Populism Brazil: Building a Capitalism without Risk Chile: The Revolution that No One Desired PART III: TRANSITION AND CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRACY AND MARKET Argentina's Travails of Democracy and Market Economy 'Brazil is still not a Serious Country' Chile: Pinochet's Not-Too-Silent Revolution PART IV: CONCLUSION Will the Past Overtake the Future in Latin-America? Conclusion Bibliography Index