A Concise Introduction to Latin American Politics and Development / Edition 2

by Howard J. Wiarda, Harvey F. Kline

Overview

This succinct overview of the political factors that condition social and economic development in Latin America is the perfect core text in courses on politics, government, social change, and transitions to democracy throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813343532
Publisher:	Westview Press
Publication date:	07/26/2006
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Howard J. Wiarda was Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations and head of the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia, and Senior Scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the author or editor of numerous books including An Introduction to Latin American Politics and Development (with Harvey Kline) and Civil Society: The American Model and Third World Development. He is also a contributing co-editor (with Harvey Kline and Christine J. Wade) of Latin American Politics and Development, Sixth Edition (2007, Routledge).

Harvey Kline is Professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue and the author of Colombia: Democracy under Assault, Second Edition (1995), An Introduction to Latin American Politics and Development, Second Edition (with Howard J. Wiarda), and Latin American Politics and Development, Sixth Edition (with Howard J. Wiarda and Christine J. Wade).

Table of Contents

1. The Context of Latin American Politics 2. The Pattern of Historical Development 3. Changing Political Culture 4. Class, Social Structure, Social Change 5. Interest Groups 6. Political Parties 7. Government Machines, the Role of the State, and Public Policy 8. The Struggle for Democracy in Latin America 9. Conclusion: Democracy in Latin America

Editorial Reviews

The authors' more lengthy , fifth edition, with its country-by-country chapters, is intended as a companion to the overview provided in this volume. Here, the chapters are organized thematically by the following topics: the context of Latin American politics; the patterns of historical development; the changing political culture; class, social structure, and social change; interest groups; political parties; government machinery, the role of the state, and public policy; the struggle for democracy; and democracy and the future. The authors teach Latin American Studies, Wiarda at the U. of Massachusetts at Amherst, Kline at the U. of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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