Contemporary Latin America Development and Democracy beyond the Washington Consensus,9781842778548

Contemporary Latin America Development and Democracy beyond the Washington Consensus

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ISBN13: 9781842778548
ISBN10: 1842778544
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-08-15
Publisher(s): ZED BOOKS
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Summary

Latin America has changed dramatically over the past few years. while the 1990s were dominated by the Washington Consensus and centre-right governments, the first decade of the new century is being characterized by the emergence of a plurality of economic and political alternatives.

Author Biography

Francisco Panizza is Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
Paradigm found: in search of the Washington Consensusp. 9
The organic intellectuals of the Washington Consensusp. 31
The ascent of free market economics: an economic reformation with popular support?p. 51
Democracy and its promisesp. 73
Democracy and markets: contestation and consentp. 98
Paradigm lost: the unravelling of the Washington Consensusp. 121
The opening of a paradigm: growth, equity and democracyp. 142
The rise of the leftp. 168
Left governments and the deepening of democracyp. 197
Left governments, economic constraints and policy choicesp. 225
Conclusionsp. 250
Notesp. 256
Bibliographyp. 267
Indexp. 295
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