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Radicals, Reformers, and Reactionaries (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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Radicals, Reformers, and Reactionaries (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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Latin American democracies of the sixties and seventies, most
theories hold, collapsed because they had become incompatible with
the structural requirements of capitalist development. In this
groundbreaking application of game theory to political phenomena,
Youssef Cohen argues that structural conditions in Latin American
countries did not necessarily preclude the implementation of social
and economic reforms within a democratic framework.
Focusing on the experiences of Chile and Brazil, Cohen argues that
what thwarted democratic reforms in Latin America was a classic
case of prisoner's dilemma. Moderates on the left and the right
knew the benefits of coming to a mutual agreement on socio-economic
reforms. Yet each feared that, if it cooperated, the other side
could gain by colluding with the radicals. Unwilling to take this
risk, moderate groups in both countries splintered and joined the
extremists. The resulting disorder opened the way for military
control.
Cohen further argues that, in general, structural explanations of
political phenomena are inherently flawed; they incorrectly assume
that beliefs, preferences, and actions are caused by social,
political, and economic structures. One cannot explain political
outcomes, Cohen argues, without treating beliefs and preferences as
partly independent from structures, and as having a causal force in
their own right.
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