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The Legacies of Liberalism - Path Dependence and Political Regimes in Central America (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,519
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The Legacies of Liberalism - Path Dependence and Political Regimes in Central America (Hardcover): James Mahoney

The Legacies of Liberalism - Path Dependence and Political Regimes in Central America (Hardcover)

James Mahoney

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Despite their many similarities, Central American countries during the twentieth century were characterized by remarkably different political regimes. In a comparative analysis of Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua, James Mahoney argues that these political differences were legacies of the nineteenth-century liberal reform period. Presenting a theory of "path dependence," Mahoney shows how choices made at crucial turning points in Central American history established certain directions of change and foreclosed others to shape long-term development.

By the middle of the twentieth century, three types of political regimes characterized the five nations considered in this study: military-authoritarian (Guatemala, El Salvador), liberal democratic (Costa Rica), and traditional dictatorial (Honduras, Nicaragua). As Mahoney shows, each type is the end point of choices regarding state and agrarian development made by these countries early in the nineteenth century. Applying his conclusions to present-day attempts at market creation in a neoliberal era, Mahoney warns that overzealous pursuit of market creation can have severely negative long-term political consequences.

"The Legacies of Liberalism" presents new insight into the role of leadership in political development, the place of domestic politics in the analysis of foreign intervention, and the role of the state in the creation of early capitalism. The book offers a general theoretical framework that will be of broad interest to scholars of comparative politics and political development, and its overall argument will stir debate among historians of particular Central American countries.

General

Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: July 2001
First published: 2001
Authors: James Mahoney (Associate Professor)
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-6552-7
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
LSN: 0-8018-6552-2
Barcode: 9780801865527

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