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This timely book explores the unique challenges facing the left in
Latin America today. The contributors offer clear and comprehensive
assessments of the difficult conditions and conflicting forces that
have brought to power the current leftist regimes in Latin American
and the Caribbean and are shaping their development. Avoiding the
widely accepted but simplistic dichotomy of "good" and "bad" left
or democratic and antidemocratic left, the book first sets the
theoretical and historical context for understanding the rise of
the left in the region. It then provides case studies of the
radical left in power in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador and its
influence in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Cuba. Thematic chapters
consider social and labor movements and debates over problems
arising from the democratic transition to socialism. The book
points to concrete circumstances in which theoretical issues
related to reform and change have played out in nations where the
left is in power. These include prioritization of social over
economic objectives, the role of the state in the democratic road
to socialism, and ecological as opposed to developmentalist
strategies. Finally, the book examines the opposition to radical
governments in power coming not only from the right but also from
movements to their left. With its balanced and thorough assessment,
this study will provide readers with a deep and nuanced
understanding of the complexity of the political, economic, and
sociocultural reality of contemporary Latin America and the
Caribbean. Contributions by: Marc Becker, Roger Burbach, George
Ciccariello-Maher, Hector M. Cruz-Feliciano, Steve Ellner, Federico
Fuentes, Marcel Nelson, Hector Perla Jr., Camila Pineiro Harnecker,
Thomas Purcell, Diana Raby, William I. Robinson, and Kevin Young
This authoritative book offers a comprehensive assessment of
contemporary Venezuela. Analyzing the multifaceted phenomenon of
Hugo Chavez, leading scholars move beyond his flamboyant style to
focus on the concerns of popular social and political movements.
The book challenges the misleading notions that for several decades
glorified Venezuelan "exceptionalism" and minimized the role of
important actors. After setting the historical and socio-economic
contexts, the contributors explore racial issues, social and labor
movements, electoral politics, economic and oil policy, and United
States support for the Venezuelan opposition. Underscoring the
complexity of Chavez and his popularity, the book highlights the
need to avoid simplistic assessments of the past and present and
offers a clear-eyed understanding of Venezuelan reality today.
Contributions by: Christopher I. Clement, Steve Ellner, Maria Pilar
Garcia Guadilla, Daniel Hellinger, Jesus Maria Herrera Salas,
Edgardo Lander, Dick Parker, Miguel Tinker Salas, and Cristobal
Valencia Ramirez"
This timely book analyzes the governing experiences of the nine
major leftist governments in Latin America. The individual country
case study chapters are preceded by chapters that frame the
discussion by considering the theoretical implications of the Pink
Tide experience relating to globalization, the state, and
neo-extractivism. The contributors examine the Pink Tide policies
and rhetoric that gained widespread approval and led to the long
tenure of many of these governments. These included ambitious
social programs, prioritizing the needs of the poor, nationalistic
foreign policy, economic nationalism, and asserting control of
strategic sectors of the economy. The book continues by taking a
critical look at policies that have contributed to recent setbacks,
acknowledging the inability of progressive governments to overcome
embedded structures holding back economic development. One such
setback has come from the opposition—often supported by powerful
foreign actors—pressuring the government into making concessions
and carrying out policies that ultimately undermined economic and
political stability. With its balanced and thorough assessment,
this book will provide readers with a deep and nuanced
understanding of the complexity of the political, economic, and
sociocultural reality of contemporary Latin America and the
Caribbean. The contributors critically examine these
policies, which were politically successful in the short run but
eventually backfired in the form of corruption, bureaucratic waste,
and economic sluggishness. With its thorough and knowledgeable
assessment, this book will provide readers with a deep and nuanced
understanding of the complexity of the political, economic, and
sociocultural reality of contemporary Latin America and the
Caribbean.Â
In this fresh look at Venezuelan politics, Steve Ellner emphasizes
the central significance of the country's economic and social
cleavages. Ellner's journey through modern Venezuelan history -
observing popular masses and social actors as much as political
elites and formal institutions - fundamentally informs his analysis
of Hugo Chavez's presidency and the 'Bolivarian Revolution' at its
core. Perhaps equally important, as he explores the rise of
Chavismo, opposition within the country and abroad, internal
tensions in the Chavista movement, and the trajectory of the Chavez
government domestically and on the international stage, he sheds
new light not only on Venezuela, but also on the recent political
turmoil elsewhere in Latin America. This title offers a fresh
perspective on Venezuelan politics from the colonial period to the
present, emphasizing the central significance of the country's
economic and social cleavages.
In this fresh look at Venezuelan politics, Steve Ellner emphasizes
the central significance of the country's economic and social
cleavages.Ellner's journey through modern Venezuelan history -
observing popular masses and social actors as much as political
elites and formal institutions - fundamentally informs his analysis
of Hugo Chavez's presidency and the ""Bolivarian Revolution"" at
its core. Perhaps equally important, as he explores the rise of
Chavismo, opposition within the country and abroad, internal
tensions in the Chavista movement, and the trajectory of the Chavez
government domestically and on the international stage, he sheds
new light not only on Venezuela, but also on the recent political
turmoil elsewhere in Latin America.This book provides a fresh
perspective on Venezuelan politics from the colonial period to the
present, emphasizing the central significance of the country's
economic and social cleavages.
The radical alteration of the political landscape in Venezuela
following the electoral triumph of the controversial Hugo Chavez
calls for a fresh look at the country's institutions and policies.
In response, and challenging much of the scholarly literature on
Venezuelan democracy, this book offers a revisionist view of
Venezuela's recent political history and a fresh appraisal of the
Chavez administration. Both a revisionist view of Venezuela's
recent political history and a fresh appraisal of the Chavez
administration.
This book examines the tensions and convergences between social
movements and twenty-first century progressive Latin American
governments. Focusing on feminist, indigenous, environmental,
rural, and labor movements, leading scholars present a well-rounded
picture on a controversial topic and argue against the accepted
view that robust Latin American social movements are independent of
the state. This cutting-edge book will be an invaluable supplement
for Latin American studies and beyond for courses on democracy,
peace studies, labor studies, gender studies, and ethnic studies.
This book examines the tensions and convergences between social
movements and twenty-first century progressive Latin American
governments. Focusing on feminist, indigenous, environmental,
rural, and labor movements, leading scholars present a well-rounded
picture on a controversial topic and argue against the accepted
view that robust Latin American social movements are independent of
the state. This cutting-edge book will be an invaluable supplement
for Latin American studies and beyond for courses on democracy,
peace studies, labor studies, gender studies, and ethnic studies.
This cutting-edge book presents a broad picture of global
capitalism and extractivism in contemporary Latin America. Leading
scholars examine the cultural patterns involving gender, ethnicity,
and class that lie behind protests in opposition to extractivist
projects and the contrast in responses from state actors to those
movements.
This cutting-edge book presents a broad picture of global
capitalism and extractivism in contemporary Latin America. Leading
scholars examine the cultural patterns involving gender, ethnicity,
and class that lie behind protests in opposition to extractivist
projects and the contrast in responses from state actors to those
movements.
This timely book explores the unique challenges facing the left in
Latin America today. The contributors offer clear and comprehensive
assessments of the difficult conditions and conflicting forces that
have brought to power the current leftist regimes in Latin American
and the Caribbean and are shaping their development. Avoiding the
widely accepted but simplistic dichotomy of "good" and "bad" left
or democratic and antidemocratic left, the book first sets the
theoretical and historical context for understanding the rise of
the left in the region. It then provides case studies of the
radical left in power in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador and its
influence in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Cuba. Thematic chapters
consider social and labor movements and debates over problems
arising from the democratic transition to socialism. The book
points to concrete circumstances in which theoretical issues
related to reform and change have played out in nations where the
left is in power. These include prioritization of social over
economic objectives, the role of the state in the democratic road
to socialism, and ecological as opposed to developmentalist
strategies. Finally, the book examines the opposition to radical
governments in power coming not only from the right but also from
movements to their left. With its balanced and thorough assessment,
this study will provide readers with a deep and nuanced
understanding of the complexity of the political, economic, and
sociocultural reality of contemporary Latin America and the
Caribbean. Contributions by: Marc Becker, Roger Burbach, George
Ciccariello-Maher, Hector M. Cruz-Feliciano, Steve Ellner, Federico
Fuentes, Marcel Nelson, Hector Perla Jr., Camila Pineiro Harnecker,
Thomas Purcell, Diana Raby, William I. Robinson, and Kevin Young
This authoritative book offers a comprehensive assessment of
contemporary Venezuela. Analyzing the multifaceted phenomenon of
Hugo Chavez, leading scholars move beyond his flamboyant style to
focus on the concerns of popular social and political movements.
The book challenges the misleading notions that for several decades
glorified Venezuelan "exceptionalism" and minimized the role of
important actors. After setting the historical and socio-economic
contexts, the contributors explore racial issues, social and labor
movements, electoral politics, economic and oil policy, and United
States support for the Venezuelan opposition. Underscoring the
complexity of Chavez and his popularity, the book highlights the
need to avoid simplistic assessments of the past and present and
offers a clear-eyed understanding of Venezuelan reality today.
Contributions by: Christopher I. Clement, Steve Ellner, Maria Pilar
Garcia Guadilla, Daniel Hellinger, Jesus Maria Herrera Salas,
Edgardo Lander, Dick Parker, Miguel Tinker Salas, and Cristobal
Valencia Ramirez"
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