Leftist governments in Latin America : successes and shortcomings /

"Can Latin America's "new left" stimulate economic development, enhance social equity, and deepen democracy in spite of the economic and political constraints it faces? This is the first book to systematically examine the policies and performance of the left-wing governments that...

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Other Authors: Weyland, Kurt Gerhard, Madrid, Raúl L., Hunter, Wendy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. The performance of leftist governments in Latin America: conceptual and theoretical issues Kurt Weyland; 2. The repeating revolution: Chávez's new politics and old economics Javier Corrales; 3. The challenge of progressive change under Evo Morales George Gray Molina; 4. The Chilean left in power: achievements, failures, and omissions Evelyne Huber, Jennifer Pribble, and John D. Stephens; 5. From Cardoso to Lula: the triumph of pragmatism in Brazil Peter R. Kingstone and Aldo F. Ponce; 6. Lula's administration at a crossroads: the difficult combination of stability and development in Brazil Pedro Luiz Barros Silva, Jose; Carlos de Souza Braga, and Vera Lúcia Cabral Costa; 7. The policies and performance of the contestatory and moderate left Raúl Madrid, Wendy Hunter, and Kurt Weyland.