Description: Creative Destruction? by Francisco E. González Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Scholars and students of Latin America, political economy, and democratization studies will find Gonzalezs arguments engaging and the framework he built for this study especially useful in their own work. Publisher Description Throughout the twentieth century, financial shocks toppled democratic and authoritarian regimes across Latin America. But things began to change in the 1980s. This volume explains why this was the case in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Taking a comparative historical approach, Francisco E. Gonzalez looks at how the Great Depression, Latin Americas 1980s debt crisis, and the emerging markets meltdowns of the late 1990s and early 2000s affected the governments of these three Southern Cone states. He finds that democratic or not, each nations governing regime gained stability in the 1980s from a combination of changes in the structure and functioning of national and international institutions, material interests, political ideologies, and economic paradigms and policies. Underlying these changes was a growing ease in the exchange of ideas. As the worlds balance of power transitioned from trilateral to bipolar to unipolar, international institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund increased crisis interventions that backstopped economic freefalls and strengthened incumbents.Urban-based populations with relatively high per capita income grew and exercised their preference for the stability and prosperity they found as a class under democratic rule. These and other factors combined to substantially increase the cost of military takeovers, leading to fewer coups and an atmosphere friendlier toward domestic and foreign capital investment. Gonzalez argues that this confluence created a pro-democracy bias - which was present even in Augusto Pinochets Chile - that not only aided the states ability to manage economic and political crises but also lessened the political, social, and monetary barriers to maintaining or even establishing democratic governance. With a concluding chapter on the impact of the Great Recession in other Latin American states, Eastern Europe, and East Asia, "Creative Destruction?" lends insight into the survival of democratic and authoritarian regimes during times of extreme financial instability. Scholars and students of Latin America, political economy, and democratization studies will find Gonzalezs arguments engaging and the framework he built for this study especially useful in their own work. Author Biography Francisco E. Gonzalez is the Riordan Roett Associate Professor of Latin American Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and author of Dual Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Institutionalized Regimes in Chile and Mexico, 1970-2000, published by Johns Hopkins. Details ISBN 1421405423 ISBN-13 9781421405421 Title Creative Destruction? Author Francisco E. González Format Paperback Year 2012 Pages 296 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press GE_Item_ID:157895102; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781421405421
Book Title: Creative Destruction?
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Name: Creative Destruction? : Economic Crises and Democracy in Latin America
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Subject: Economic History, Economic Conditions, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Government & Business, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Latin America / General
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 0.7 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Francisco E. González
Subject Area: Political Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
