Globalización, identidad y democracía : México y América Latina /

In the last decade, Latin American countries have undergone extensive economic restructuring as they migrated from the post-WWII import-substitution model to a neoliberal plan of open markets, privatization, and internationalization of national economies. Sociologists Labastida and Camou, editors of Gobernabilidad y democracia en Mexico y America Latina (Gobernability and Democracy in Mexico and Latin America, UNAM, 1999), have compiled 27 papers about these new economical and political trends in the region. Authors include acclaimed specialists Ludolfo Paramio, Liliana de Riz, Luis Villoro, and Enrique Florescano. Presented at an international seminar sponsored by the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), these scholarly essays are organized under five broad topics, including "The Latin American Economy in the Context of Globalization," "Ethnicity, Nation and State in Globalization Times," and "Challenges to Democratic Governance in Latin America." Internally, the authors argue, the political impact of these changes has required the rethinking of policies, priorities, and objectives. At the regional level, globalization has raised concerns about the loss of cultural identity. Written in a scholarly language with informative graphs and illus- trations, this book speaks mostly to an academic audience and is highly recommended for college and academic libraries. Ceres Birkhead, Univ. of Utah Lib., Salt Lake City (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.