Politics in Latin America: The Quests for Development, Liberty, and Governance

Note: Chapters 2-12 conclude with Activities and Exercises, Suggested Readings, and Endnotes. 1. An Introduction to Latin American Politics A Tale of Two Women and Two Countries The Challenges of Development, Liberty, and Governance The Plan of This Book Endnotes 2. A Bird's Eye View of Latin American History The Colonial Era (1492-1809) Governing Strategies: Hernan Cortes The Peruvian Experience: Large Landowners in Seventeenth-Century Arequipa The Independence Movement (1810s and 1820s) The Peruvian Experience: Independence from Spain The Age of Political Instability (1820s to 1870s) The Age of State Building and Free Trade (1880s to 1920s) The Peruvian Experience: Caudillo Politics (1824-1895) The Peruvian Experience: Oligarchic Democracy and Personal Dictatorship (1895-1930) The Second Wave of Democratization and the Rise of State Capitalism (1930s to 1950s) Global Perspectives: State Capitalism in the 1940s and 1950s Concepts in Action: Clientelism and Voting The Peruvian Experience: The Slow Emergence of State Capitalism (1930-1968) The Age of Authoritarian Reaction (1960s and 1970s) Concepts in Action: Modernization Theory and Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism The Peruvian Experience: Military Rule (1968-1980) 3. The Context of Contemporary Latin American Politics (1980 to the Present) The Economic Context The Peruvian Experience: Economic Policy from 1980 to 2000 The International Context Concepts in Action: Dependency Theory The Peruvian Experience: The OAS Electoral Observation Mission in 2000 The Societal Context Concepts in Action: Liberation Theology The Political Context Governing Strategies: Alberto Fujimori Global Perspectives: Military Coups in Spain and Beyond Democracy and the Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance 4. The Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance The Quest for Development Global Perspectives: The Size of Government The Peruvian Experience: Economic Policy Under Toledo The Quest for Liberty The Peruvian Experience: Freedom of the Press During the Fujimori Government The Peruvian Experience: Human Rights Policy Under Toledo Concepts in Action: Case Law Versus Code Law The Quest for Governance Governing Strategies: Fernando Belaunde The Peruvian Experience: Toledo's Search for Governance 5. Argentina Historical Background from 1880 to 1983 Governing Strategies: Evita Peron Contemporary Political Framework Concepts in Action: Plurality Versus Proportional Representation Political Participation The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance Global Perspectives: Regional Economic Integration Research Question: Under What Conditions Are Governments Likely to Develop Civilian Control of the Military? 6. Brazil Historical Background from 1889 to 1985 Concepts in Action: Pluralist and Corporatist Interest Group Politics Governing Strategies: Juscelino Kubitschek Contemporary Political Framework Political Participation The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance Global Perspectives: The Asian Crisis of 1997-1998 Research Question: Under What Conditions Are Presidents Likely to Receive Legislative Support? 7. Chile Historical Background from 1891 to 1989 Concepts in Action: Land Reform Governing Strategies: Salvador Allende Contemporary Political Framework Political Participation The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance Research Question: Under What Conditions Are Governments Likely to Spend More Money on Social Policy? Global Perspectives: International Human Rights Trials 8. Cuba Historical Background from 1868 to 1990 Governing Strategies: Ernesto "Che" Guevara Concepts in Action: Command Economics Contemporary Political Framework Political Participation The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance Global Perspectives: Economic Reform Under Communist Rule Research Question: Under What Conditions Are Countries Likely to Develop Democratic Political Systems? 9. Guatemala Historical Background from 1871 to 1996 Governing Strategies: Jacobo Arbenz Contemporary Political Framework Political Participation The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance Global Perspectives: Contemporary Indigenous Movements Concepts in Action: Peace-Making, Peace-Keeping, and Peace-Building Research Question: Under What Conditions Are Civil Wars Likely to End? 10. Mexico Historical Background from 1876 to 1988 Governing Strategies: Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Global Perspectives: The Debt Crisis of the 1980s Contemporary Political Framework Political Participation The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance Concepts in Action: Exchange Rate Policy Research Question: Under What Conditions Are Indigenous Rebellions More Likely to Occur? 11. Venezuela Historical Background from 1908 to 1993 Governing Strategies: Romulo Betancourt Global Perspectives: Resource Wealth and Democratization Contemporary Political Framework Political Participation The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance Research Question: Under What Conditions Are Citizens More Likely to Support Market-Oriented Economic Reform? Concepts in Action: Praetorianism 12. Challenges and Choices in the Twenty-First Century The Quest for Development Revisited The Quest for Liberty Revisited The Quest for Governance Revisited Democracy in Latin America

This text focuses on three unifying themes central to Latin American government today--liberty, governance, and development. The first four chapters of the text provide a historical overview, and explain the historical and theoretical importance of the three themes. Then, a close examination of 7 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, and Venezuela helps to illuminate the issues. Each country study examines how the key themes pertain to the individual country and considers their implications for the future of democracy in the region.