Business power and the state in the Central Andes : Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru in comparison / John Crabtree, Jonas Wolff, and Francisco Durand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crabtree, John, 1950- author.

Wolff, Jonas (College teacher), author.

Durand, Francisco, author.

Series:

Pitt Latin American Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business.

Andes Region--Economic policy.

Andes Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This coauthored monograph examines how business groups have interacted with state authorities in the three central Andean countries from the mid-twentieth century through the early twenty-first. This time span covers three distinct economic regimes: the period of state-led import substitutive industrialization from the 1950s through the 1970s, the neoliberalism of the 1980s and 1990s, and the post-neoliberal period since the earlier 2000s. These three countries share many similarities but also have important differences that reveal how power is manifested. Peru has had an almost unbroken hegemony of business elites who leverage their power over areas of state activity that affect them. Bolivia, by contrast, shows how strong social movements have challenged business dominance at crucial periods, reflecting a weaker elite class that is less able to exercise influence over decision-making. Ecuador falls in between these two, with business elites being more fragmented than in Peru and social movements being weaker than in Bolivia. The authors analyze the viability of these different regimes and economic models, why they change in specific circumstances, and how they affect the state and its citizens"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Introduction

Chapter 1. Business Power, Models of Economic Development, and the State

Chapter 2. Business Power in the Era of State-Led Development

Chapter 3. Business Power in the Era of Neoliberalism

Chapter 4. Challenges to Business Power during the "Pink Tide"

Chapter 5. The (Partial) Revival of Business Power after the Commodity Boom

Conclusions and Outlook

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Crabtree, John Business Power and the State in the Central Andes

ISBN:

9780822990048

0822990040

OCLC:

1396061527