The new politics of inequality in Latin America : rethinking participation and representation / edited by Douglas A. Chalmers ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chalmers, Douglas A.

Series:

Oxford studies in democratization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--Latin America.

Political participation.

Latin America.

Representative government and representation--Latin America.

Representative government and representation.

Poor--Political activity--Latin America.

Poor.

Poor--Political activity.

Equality--Latin America.

Equality.

Democracy--Latin America.

Democracy.

Social change--Latin America.

Social change.

Physical Description:

xv, 644 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Summary:

Against a broad backdrop of globalization and worldwide movement toward democracy, the essays in this important new collection examine the unfolding relationships among such phenomena as social change, equity, and democratic representation of the poor in nine different Latin American countries and Spain. Recent shifts in the composition of inequality and increases in overall disparities of wealth have coincided with governments turning away from historic redistributive politics, and also with the general weakening of political and social organizations traditionally identified with the "popular sectors." The contributors here suggest that the region must find not just short-term programs to alleviate poverty but long-term means to ensure the effective integration of the poor into political life. The book bridges the intellectual gap between studies of grassroots politics and explorations of elite politics and formal institution-building.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [583]-634) and index.

ISBN:

0198781849

0198781830

OCLC:

35033650