Globalization and Uncertainty in Latin America

2007
ISBN: 978-1-4039-7893-6
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 241 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 215 mm, Gewicht: 395 g

This balanced and innovative collection uses different methodologies to approach the common theme of a region transformed in recent years by neoliberalism. Most of the contributors suggest that Latin America is experiencing rapid and unexpected change: its future looks much different than ever predicted, with high levels of uncertainty resulting in counterintuitive and, at times, innovative political outcomes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, D.

López-Alves, F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Globalization and Uncertainty in Latin America - Fernando López-Alves and Diane E. Johnson * PART I: THE UNCERTAINTIES OF LIBERALISM AND NEOLIBERALISM  * Victorian Globalization in Microcosm: The Rise and Fall of Jabez Spencer Balfour - David Rock * Uncertainty, the Construction of the Future, and the Divorce between Citizens and the State - Fernando López-Alves * Isomorphic Neoliberalism and the Creation of Inevitability - Miguel Ángel Centeno * Can the Backlash against Globalization Be Contained? - Benjamin J. Cohen * PART II:  UNCERTAIN RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY  * Globalization and Public Policy in the Americas: Are We Heading toward Convergence? - Diane E. Johnson * Development Assistance, the Environment, and Stakeholder Participation: Toward a New Conditionality? - Jonathan Rosenberg * PART III: UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS * Globalization and the Modern Conception of Human Rights - Steven Cassedy * Generating Uncertainty: Globalized Punishment and Crime - Thomas Siemsen * Conclusions - Diane E. Johnson& Fernando López–Alves

Über Autor(innen)

Fernando López–Alves is Professor of Sociology and Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara. Diane E. Johnson is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lebanon Valley College.