Latin America after the Neoliberal Debacle

Ximena de la Barra; Richard A. Dello Buono

doi:10.5771/9780742566071

Summary

Latin America after the Neoliberal Debacle studies the crippling problems that plague civilian democracies in the region. Ximena de la Barra and Richard Dello Buono draw on their extensive first-hand knowledge of Latin America to provide a rich analysis of why the needs of the region are too often put second to powerful foreign interests. In particular, they look at the shortcomings of the neoliberal development model, combining a broad historical overview with analysis of critical issues today. In a region that displays some of the worst social disparities in the world, popular movements have begun to confront the forces of domination. Their struggles for social justice have proposed new political agendas that in some cases dovetail with the new generation of progressive leaders, fueling important social changes. The authors argue that genuine development, free of dependency, can only be achieved in the context of a more profound democratization and new forms of regional integration. This interdisciplinary study will be useful for students, scholars, and general readers concerned with the past, present, and particularly the future of this important region.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2009
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7425-6605-7
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7425-6607-1
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 323
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. List of Abbreviations No access
4. Foreword by Judith Blau, Sociologists without Borders No access
5. Introduction No access
1. 1 Fragilities of Representative Democracy in the Washington Consensus Era No access
2. 2 The Triple Debt of Neoliberal Globalization No access
1. 3 Social Movements Take the Offensive No access
2. 4 The Reemergence of an Emancipatory Agenda No access
3. 5 Challenging the Existing Legality No access
1. 6 Challenging the Financial Trap under Neoliberal Globalization No access
2. 7 Interventionism and the Military Trap No access
3. 8 Challenging Neoliberal Ideology and Latin America's "One-Dimensional Thought" No access
4. 9 Regional Integration and the Emancipatory Agenda No access
Afterword: What's "Left" after Neoliberalism? No access Pages 273 - 280
References No access Pages 281 - 300
Index No access Pages 301 - 316
List of Authorities No access Pages 317 - 320
About the Authors No access Pages 321 - 323