The State and the Private Sector in Latin America: The Shift to Partnership

by M. Font

Overview

This book follows ten political economic histories since the 1970s, showing how different forms of partnership have developed, flourished or declined over the time. The author's argument is supported by rich empirical material. It places partnership schemes in a broader social context and provides a deep insight into the phenomenon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230111400
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	06/15/2015
Edition description:	2015
Pages:	302
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Dr. Font is director of the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies and Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center and Queens College, CUNY. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Rutgers, University, the University of Brasilia, IUPERJ, and UNESP. His most recent publications include Handbook on Cuban History, Literature, and the Arts (Paradigm, 2014), Handbook of Contemporary Cuba: Economy, Politics, Civil Society, and Globalization (Paradigm, 2013), The Brazilian State: Debate and Agenda (Lexington Books, 2011), and Coffee and Transformation in São Paulo, Brazil (Lexington Books, 2010).

Table of Contents

State and Market in Global Development State and Liberalization in Latin America Liberalization/Anti-liberalization Commodities and Rail in Globalizing Brazil Subnational Brazil Transantiago: Urban Development in Chile Conclusion: Changing States Appendix A: Tables and Graphs Appendix B: Framework Appendix C Brazil: Planning for New Infrastructure Appendix D: About Transantiago