The New Politics of Inequality in Latin America : Rethinking Participation and Representation

Overview

Against a broader backdrop of globalization and worldwide moves toward political democracy, the essays in this important new collection examine the unfolding relationships among social change, equity, and the democratic representation of the poor within nine Latin American countries and Spain. Recent shifts in the composition of inequality and increases in overall disparities of wealth have coincided both with governments turning away from historic redistributive politics, and a general weakening of political and social organizations traditionally identified with the "popular sectors." The contributors here suggest that the region must find not just short-term programs to alleviate poverty but long-term means to ensure the effective integration of the poor into political life. The book bridges the intellectual gap between studies of grassroots politics and explorations of elite politics and formal institution-building.

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Author Information

Bio of Douglas A. Chalmers

Edited by Douglas A. Chalmers, Professor of Political Science, Columbia University,

Bio of Scott B. Martin

Scott B. Martin, Columbia University.

Bio of Kerianne Piester

Katherine Hite, Acting Director of the Institute of Latin American and Iberian Studies, Columbia University.

Bio of Monique Segarra

Monique Segarra, Columbia University.

Bio of Carlos M. Vilas

Carlos M. Vilas, Research Professor, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.

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Imprint

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Filesize

5.26 MB

Number of Pages

664

eBook ISBN

9780191525131