The overwhelming impact of Europe followed by precocious independence produced an exceptional outward orientation, which has prompted successive waves of reform. This book explores the resulting patterns that can be observed in multiple domains, through the optic of a 'mausoleum of modernity.' INDICE: - Introduction - The Politics of Expertise in Latin America: Antecedents and Actualities - Privatization and the Public Interest: Partial Theories, Lopsided Outcomes - Economies in Mexico: The Power of Ideas, the Ideas of Power - Beyond Neo-Liberalism: Bolivia's Capitalization as a Route to the Universal Entitlement and Substantive Citizenship Rights? - The Shifting Foundations of Economic Liberalism in Latin American Public Policy - Democratization and Social Injustice
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61996-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 05/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés