The new politics of inequality in Latin America : rethinking participation and representation

Abstract

Introduction 1. Participation, Inequality, and the Whereabouts of Democracy SECTION I: TRADITIONAL ACTORS, NEW SETTINGS 2. Beyond Corporatism: New Patterns of Representation in the Brazilian Auto Industry 3. Union Politics, Market-Orientated Reforms and the Reshaping of Argentine Corporatism 4. The Crisis of Developmentalism and the Rural Labor Movement in Northeast Brazil SECTION II: SEARCHING FOR NEW FORMS OF PARTICIPATION 5. The Rise of Causa R in Venezuela 6. The Seven-Month Itch?: Neoliberal Politics, Popular Movements, and the Left in Mexico 7. The Politics of Identity Reconstruction: Indians and Democracy in Ecuador 8. The Evolution of the Brazilian Environmental Movement and Its Political Roles 9. The Authoritarian Alternative: Anti-Politics Among the Popular Sectors of Lima SECTION III: THE STUBBORNNESS OF VIOLENCE 10. The Quetzal is Red: Military States, Popular Movements, and Political Violence in Guatemala 11. Popular Responses to State-Sponsored Violence in Brazil 12. Political Violence and the Grassroots in Lima, Peru SECTION IV: DILEMMAS OF A SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PROJECT 13. Rethinking Economic Alternatives: Left Parties and the Articulation of Popular Demands in Chile and Peru 14. Market-Orientated Development Strategies and State-Society Relations in New Democracies: Lessons from Contemporary Chile and Spain 15. Putting Conservatism to Good Use?: Long Crisis and Vetoed Alternatives in Uruguay SECTION V: RECONSTRUCTING REPRESENTATION 16. The Difficult Transition from Clientelism to Citizenship: Lessons from Mexico 17. Reconstructing the Workers Party (PT): Lessons from Northeastern Brazil 18. Can a Leftist Government Make a Difference?: The Frente Amplio Administration of Montevideo, 1990-1994 19. Targeting the Poor: The Politics of Social Policy Reforms in Mexico 20. Redefining the Public/Private Mix: NGOs and the Emergency Social Investment Fund in Ecuador 21. Regional Integration and Transnational Politics: Popular Sector Strategies in the NAFTA Era CONCLUSION 22. Associative Networks: New Structures of Representation for the Popular Sectors? CONTRIBUTORS LIST BIBLIOGRAPHY