Globalization and Austerity Politics in Latin America (Hardcover, New)

In an age of financial globalization, are markets and democracy compatible? For developing countries, the dramatic internationalization of financial markets over the last two decades deepens tensions between politics and markets. Notwithstanding the rise of left-leaning governments in regions like Latin America, macroeconomic policies often have a neoliberal appearance. When is austerity imposed externally and when is it a domestic political choice? By combining statistical tests with extensive field research across Latin America, this book examines the effect of financial globalization on economic policymaking. Kaplan argues that a country's structural composition of international borrowing and its individual technocratic understanding of past economic crises combine to produce dramatically different outcomes in national policy choices. Incorporating these factors into an electoral politics framework, the book then challenges the conventional wisdom that political business cycles are prevalent in newly democratizing regions. This book is accessible to a broad audience and scholars with an interest in the political economy of finance, development and democracy, and Latin American politics.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Release date:	2013
First published:	February 2013
Authors:	Stephen B. Kaplan
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	354
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-01797-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy
LSN:	1-107-01797-1
Barcode:	9781107017979

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