Dynamics of Social Change in Latin America (International Political Economy Series) -- Hardback

Veltmeyer, Henry/ Petras, James

Palgrave Macmillan（1999/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 224 p.
• 商品コード 9780333749371
• DDC分類 303.4098

Full Description

This study examines fundamental theoretical and conceptual issues of social change in Latin America in the context of detailed empirical analysis. It challenges the major assumptions and propositions that underlie globalization theory, reworking and fine tuning the concepts of imperialism and social class as relevant to understanding the 'new world order'. The study centers on the structural features of Latin America and the state policies reconcentrating power in the capitalist class at the expense of labor. The study surveys the contradictory tendencies of concentrated wealth and power and the emergence of new socio-political movements and alternative development strategies to the dominant paradigm.

Contents

Introduction Development in the New Imperial Context of Globalization The Neoliberal Project and the Search for Another Paradigm Restructuring Labour in Latin America Decentralization and Community-based Development The Neoliberal Electoral Cycle New Social Movements The Socialist Project Index