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After Neoliberalism? - The Left and Economic Reforms in Latin America (Hardcover)
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After Neoliberalism? - The Left and Economic Reforms in Latin America (Hardcover)
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The political trajectory of Latin America in the last decade has
been remarkable. The left, which had been given up for dead across
the region, swept into power in numerous countries: Ecuador,
Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and even Chile. Moreover,
the Mexican left, which lost an extremely close (and disputed)
election a couple of years ago, may yet come to power in 2012. Once
these left governments took the reins of power, though, they acted
very differently. Some have been truly radical, while others have
been moderate. Gusatvo Flores-Macias' After Neoliberalism? offers
the first systemic explanation of why left-wing governments across
the region have acted in the way that they have. His theory hinges
on party systems. Deeply institutionalized, stable party systems
have forestalled radical change regardless of the governing party's
philosophy, but states with weakly institutionalized party systems
have opened the door for more radical reform. Evo Morales and Hugo
Chavez, then, are not simply more radical than Lula and Chile's
Michele Bachelet (who left office in March 2010). Rather, weak
party systems allowed them to adopt more radical policies.
Flores-Macias is careful to add that weak party systems also allow
for rightwing radicals to enact policies more easily, but at this
historical conjuncture, the left has the upper hand. Utilizing a
rich base of empirical evidence drawn from eleven countries, After
Neoliberalism? will reshape our understanding of not simply why the
left has had such a far-reaching triumph, but how it actually
governs.
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