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Author:   Steven Levitsky (John J. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University) ,  Kenneth M. Roberts (Cornell University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.794kg
ISBN:  

9781421401096

ISBN 10:   1421401096
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   27 October 2011
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"List of Tables and Figures Preface Abbreviations Introduction. Latin America's ""Left Turn"": A Framework for Analysis Part I: Thematic Issues Chapter 1. Evidence from Public Opinion Chapter 2. Economic Constraints and Presidential Agency Chapter 3. The Left: Destroyer or Savior of the Market Model? Chapter 4. The Political Left, the Export Boom, and the Populist Temptation Chapter 5. Social Policy and Redistribution: Chile and Uruguay Chapter 6. The Diversity of Left Party Linkages and Competitive Advantages Chapter 7. The Left and Participatory Democracy: Brazil, Uruguay, and Venezuela Chapter 8. The Left and Citizenship Rights Part II: Case Analyses Chapter 9. Venezuela: Hugo Chávez and the Populist Left Chapter 10. Bolivia: Origins and Policies of the Movimiento al Socialismo Chapter 11. Ecuador: Rafael Correa and the Citizens' Revolution Chapter 12. Argentina: Left Populism in Comparative Perspective, 2003–2009 Chapter 13. Brazil: The PT in Power Chapter 14. Chile: The Left after Neoliberalism Chapter 15. Uruguay: A Social Democratic Government in Latin America Chapter 16. Peru: The Left Turn That Wasn't Conclusion. Democracy, Development, and the Left References Contributors Index"

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<p>The Levitsky/Roberts work, nonetheless, will stand as the most comprehensive treatment to date of the re-emergence of the Latin American left, and of the variable performance in office of the 'first generation' of left and centre-left governments.--Philip Chrimes International Affairs (01/01/2012)

Author Information

Steven Levitsky is a professor of government at Harvard University. He is the coauthor of Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War, author of Transforming Labor-Based Parties in Latin America, and coeditor of Informal Institutions and Democracy, the last also published by Johns Hopkins. Kenneth M. Roberts is a professor of government at Cornell University, the author of Deepening Democracy?, and the coeditor of Beyond Neoliberalism in Latin America.

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