Globalization and Uncertainty in Latin America

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-349-53813-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 241 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 327 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.

López-Alves, F.

Johnson, D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Globalisierung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien

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.