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Globalization on the ground : postbellum Guatemalan democracy and development / edited by Christopher Chase-Dunn, Susanne Jonas, and Nelson Amaro.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratization--Guatemala.
- Democratization.
- Guatemala--Politics and government--1985-.
- Guatemala.
- Politics and government.
- Guatemala--Economic conditions--1985-.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 254 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2001]
- Summary:
- This book presents research, analysis, and reflections on the major issues of Guatemalan development and democracy: the role of the military, the involvement of Mayan communities in national development, the possible emergence of more inclusive political institutions and the roles of international forces and agencies in Guatemalan social change. The chapters in this book are written by some of the most prominent scholars and public policy experts from Guatemala and the United States.
- Contents:
- Part I The Future of Guatemalan Development
- 1 Guatemalan Development and Democratization: Past, Present, and Future / Susanne Jonas, Christopher Chase-Dunn 3
- 2 Development and Equity: The Agenda for the Twenty-First Century / Gert Rosenthal 9
- Part II Democracy, Demilitarization, and the State
- 3 Global Forces and Regime Change: Guatemala within the Central American Context / John A. Booth 21
- 4 Democratization through Peace / Susanne Jonas 49
- 5 Decentralization, Local Government, and Citizen Participation: Unsolved Problems in the Guatemalan Democratization Process / Nelson Amaro 83
- 6 Demilitarization and Security in El Salvador and Guatemala: Convergences of Success and Crisis / A. Douglas Kincaid 101
- 7 Democracy and the Market in Guatemala / Edelberto Torres Rivas 119
- 8 Coffee and the Guatemalan State / Stephen G. Bunker 129
- Part III Indigenous Movements and Social Change
- 9 Pan-Mayanism and the Guatemalan Peace Process / Kay B. Warren 145
- 10 Development of Globalization in the Mayan Population of Guatemala / Jose Serech 167
- 11 Linguistic Diversity, Interculturalism, and Democracy / Michael Richards, Julia Richards 177
- Part IV Globalization on the Ground
- 12 Neoliberalism, the Global Elite, and the Guatemalan Transition: A Critical Macrosocial Analysis / William I. Robinson 189
- 13 Globalization from Below in Guatemala / Christopher Chase-Dunn, Susan Manning 207
- 14 Theories of Development and Their Application to Small Countries / Alejandro Portes 229.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742508668
- 0742508676
- OCLC:
- 45064765
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