Latin America in the 21st century : nations regionalism, globalization / Gian Luca Gardini ; translated by Gemma Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gardini, Gian Luca.

Standardized Title:

America latina nel XXI secolo. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

Latin America--Politics and government--21st century.

Latin America.

Regionalism--Latin America.

Regionalism.

Globalization--Latin America.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

146 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Twenty-first century Latin America is rich in history, culture and political and social experimentation. In this fascinating and insightful analysis, Gardini looks at contemporary developments at three interconnected levels: the state, the region and the international position of Latin America. At the state level, leaders such as Evo Morales of Bolivia or Chavez of Venezuela embody a renewed intellectual autonomy in the continent, while revealing significant discrepancies between their rhetoric and their actions. At the regional level, while a consensus has emerged over Latin American unity as the only way towards development, the existence of several competing schemes of regional economic and political integration more accurately reflect the actual diversity of the area. At the global level, elements of change - such as the rise of Brazil and the involvement of new trade partners such as China - sit alongside traits of continuity, such as the crucial political, economic and ideational role played by Washington.

Contents:

1 The states of Latin America: between rhetoric and pragmatism 6

Introduction 6

Brazil 8

Argentina 15

Chile 22

Venezuela 28

Bolivia 34

An overview of the rest of Latin America 40

Conclusions 48

2 Latin American regionalism: between unity and diversity 51

Introduction 51

The roots and development of Latin American regionalism 52

Latin American regionalism during the Cold War 55

From open regionalism to the search for new solutions 59

Mercosur 61

NAFTA 67

The Andean Community 71

The inter-American system 74

Latin American regionalism in the new millennium 81

Conclusions 88

3 Latin America in the world: between change and continuity 90

Introduction 90

Relations with the United States: from the historical and philosophical roots to the end of the twentieth century 91

Inter-American relations in the twenty-first century 97

The present and future impact of the pink tide on US-Latin American relations 106

Relations with the European Union 113

Relations with China: return to Eldorado or return to dependency? 124

Conclusions 128.

Notes:

Translated from Italian.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [136]-139) and index.

ISBN:

9781780320892

1780320892

9781780320885

1780320884

OCLC:

779255030