This book of collected essays by Laurence Whitehead, an eminent scholar of Latin America, explores the structures and influences that bind together the region, shedding light on this vast and rapidly changing culture zone.

Autorentext
LAURENCE WHITEHEAD is Official Fellow in Politics and Acting Warden of Nuffield College, UK.

Inhalt
Introduction The Politics of Expertise in Latin America: Antecedents and Actualities Privatization and the Public Interest: Partial Theories, Lopsided Outcomes Economies in Mexico: The Power of Ideas, the Ideas of Power Beyond Neo-Liberalism: Bolivia's Capitalization as a Route to the Universal Entitlement and Substantive Citizenship Rights? The Shifting Foundations of Economic Liberalism in Latin American Public Policy Democratization and Social Injustice