| Description |
xi, 312 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Changing role of the state in Latin America / Menno Vellinga -- Historical determinants of the Latin American state / Howard J. Wiarda -- Rise and fall of the developmental state in Latin America / Peter H. Smith -- Neoliberalism, democratization, and the rise of technocrats / Patricio Silva -- State in retreat in the economy / William Glade -- Argentina : the politics of economic liberaliztion / Pablo Gerchunoff and Juan Carlos Torre -- State in retreat in the administrative field / Lawrence Graham -- Centralizing politics versus decentralizing policies in Mexico / Victoria Rodriguez -- Redefinition of state policies in the social arena : the case of Mexico / John Shefner -- Redefining the state's social policies : the case of Venezuela / Luis Gomez Calcano -- "Popular deluge," the informal sector, political independents, and the state in Peru / Julio Cotler -- NGO's, the state, and the development process : the dilemmas of institutionalization / David Lehmann and Anthony Bebbington -- Social movements and citizenship rights in Latin America / Joe Foweraker. |
| Subject |
State, The.
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Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980-
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| Added Author |
Vellinga, Menno.
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| ISBN |
0813336791 (pbk.) |
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0813321379 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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