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Latin America

development and conflict since 1945

John Ward

Buch

englisch

Ward, John (Verfasser/-in) DNB

Making of the contemporary world

2nd ed.

Routledge

London

2004

viii, 177 p.

978-0-415-31823-5

includes bibliographical references and index.

politics
society
latin america
development
1945-

Summary:


Bringing the story up-to-date, this expanded new edition takes into account recent developments including Argentina's 2001 debt default and the 2002 presidential election in Brazil. Latin America provides an introduction to the economic and political history of the region in the last half century. Beginning with a brief history of Latin America since 1492, John Ward discusses the interactions between economic, political and social issues. The discussions includes: * the long-term background to the 1980s debt crisis * the effects of neo-liberal free market reforms * relations with the United States and the wider world * welfare provision in relation to wider economic issues * social trends as reflected by changes in the status of women * globalization and environmental debates * comparisons with the more dynamic East Asian economies. Also including biographies of the leading figures of the period and an expanded bibliography, it will provide central reading to Latin American history students, researchers and the interested general reader.


Table of Contents:



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List of illustrationsp. vii
Preface to the second editionp. ix
Acknowledgementsp. x
Map of Latin America, 2001p. xi
1Introductionp. 1
2Economic development: ISIp. 20
3Economic development: neoliberal reformp. 38
4Latin America and the wider worldp. 58
5Society and politicsp. 78
6Social welfarep. 98
7Womenp. 115
8The natural environmentp. 128
9Latin America in the twenty-first century: problems and potentialp. 141
Appendix 1Biographiesp. 145
Appendix 2Chronologyp. 152
Glossaryp. 158
Bibliographyp. 163
Indexp. 171

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