Forgotten Continent The Battle for Latin America's Soul

Name: Forgotten Continent The Battle for Latin America's Soul
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ISBN: 9780300151206

ISBN-10: 0300151209

ISBN-13: 9780300151206

Edition: 2009

Authors: Michael Reid, M. Reid

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Latin America has often been condemned to failure. Neither poor enough to evoke Africa's moral crusade, nor as explosively booming as India and China, it has largely been overlooked by the West. Yet this vast continent, home to half a billion people, the world's largest reserves of arable land, and 8.5 percent of global oil, is busily transforming its political and economic landscape. This book argues that rather than failing the test, Latin America's efforts to build fairer and more prosperous societies make it one of the world's most vigorous laboratories for capitalist democracy. In many countriesincluding Brazil, Chile and Mexicodemocratic leaders are laying the foundations for faster…

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List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 4/14/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.92" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



List of Illustrations


List of Charts and Tables


Maps of the Region


Preface


Preface to paperback edition



The Forgotten Continent



The Latin American Conundrum



The Seed of Democracy in the Land of the Caudillo



Cold War and Revolution: The United States and the Left Reject Democracy



Failed Reformers, Debt-ridden Dictators: The Right Rejects Democracy



The Rise and Fall of the Washington Consensus



The Populist Challenge



The Reformist Response



Changing Societies



Evolving States



The Stubborn Resilience of Flawed Democracies



The Loneliness of Latin America


Glossary


Notes


Bibliography


Index