Latin America : a new interpretation /
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| Author / Creator: | Whitehead, Laurence. |
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. |
| Description: | xii, 300 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies of the Americas Studies of the Americas. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5820324 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Acronyms
- Introduction: Latin America in Comparative Perspective
- I. Introduction
- II. Latin America Compared to Other Large World Regions
- III. Latin America and Europe
- IV. Configurative Characteristics
- V. Themes and Organization
- Chapter 1. Latin America as a "Mausoleum of Modernities"
- I. Introduction
- II. Latin America's Distinctive Relation to "Modernity"
- III. Successive Waves of "Modernity" in Latin America
- IV. The Littered Landscape
- V. How Durable A Break with the Past?
- VI. Conclusion: Reflections on Multiple Modernities
- Chapter 2. Latin American State Organization
- I. Introduction
- II. Territorial Control
- III. Administration
- IV. "Cognitive" Capacity
- V. Command Over Resources
- VI. Postscript on Citizenship
- VII. Conclusion
- Chapter 3. The Politics of Expertise
- I. Introduction
- II. Antecedents
- III. Actualities
- IV. Conclusion
- Chapter 4. Economics in Mexico: The Power of Ideas and Ideas of Power
- I. Introduction
- II. Origins of the Profession
- III. The Rise of the Economic Technocrats
- IV. Comparisons
- V. The Profession
- VI. The "NeoLiberal" Ascendancy
- VII. External Derivations
- VIII. The Authoritarian Style
- IX. Performance
- X. Conclusion: The Prospects
- Chapter 5. Privatization and the Public Interest: Partial Theories, Lopsided Outcomes
- I. Introduction
- II. "Privatization" and "The Public Interest"
- III. Alternative Styles of Privatization: Timing and Sequencing
- IV. The Contemporary Scene: Momentum and Resistance
- V. Lopsided Theories
- VI. Conclusion: Partial Outcomes
- Chapter 6. Democracy, Inequality, and Insecurity: A Paradoxical Configuration
- I. Introduction
- II. Inequality and Social Injustice
- III. Democracy and Insecurity
- IV. Conclusions
- Conclusion: On Characterizing Latin America
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
