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  • Democratic Accountability in Latin America

    Edición de Scott Mainwaring, Christopher Welna ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Democratization
    This volume on democratic accountability addresses one of the burning issues on the agenda of policy makers and citizens in contemporary Latin America. In much of Latin America, disenchantment and cynicism have set in regarding the quality of elected governments raising the prospect of a new round of democratic erosion and breakdowns. One of the important emerging challenges for improving the ... Leer más

    $97.19 USD

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  • "They Take Our Jobs!"

    And 20 Other Myths about Immigration

    de Aviva Chomsky ...
    Series Libro 1 - Myths Made in America
    Claims that immigrants take Americans' jobs, are a drain on the American economy, contribute to poverty and inequality, destroy the social fabric, challenge American identity, and contribute to a host of social ills by their very existence are openly discussed and debated at all levels of society. Chomsky dismantles twenty of the most common assumptions and beliefs underlying statements like "I'm ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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  • Falling Behind

    Explaining the Development Gap Between Latin America and the United States

    Edición de Francis Fukuyama ...
    In 1700, Latin America and British North America were roughly equal in economic terms. Yet over the next three centuries, the United States gradually pulled away from Latin America, and today the gap between the two is huge. Why did this happen? Was it culture? Geography? Economic policies? Natural resources? Differences in political development? The question has occupied scholars for decades, and ... Leer más

    $35.09 USD

  • Latin American Politics and Society

    de Gerardo L. Munck, Juan Pablo Luna ...
    Taking a fresh thematic approach to politics and society in Latin America, this introductory textbook analyzes the region's past and present in an accessible and engaging style well-suited to undergraduate students. The book provides historical insights into modern states and critical issues they are facing, with insightful analyses that are supported by empirical data, maps and timelines. Drawing ... Leer más

    $40.99 USD

  • Brazil in Transition

    Beliefs, Leadership, and Institutional Change

    de Bernardo Mueller, Carlos Pereira, Lee J. Alston, Marcus André Melo ...
    Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
    Brazil is the world's sixth-largest economy, and for the first three-quarters of the twentieth century was one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. While the country underwent two decades of unrelenting decline from 1975 to 1994, the economy has rebounded dramatically. How did this nation become an emerging power? Brazil in Transition looks at the factors behind why this particular ... Leer más

    $38.19 USD

  • Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat

    Countering Global Alarmism

    de Kurt Weyland ...
    The recent global wave of populist governments, which culminated in Donald Trump's victory in 2016, has convinced many observers that populism is a grave threat to democracy. In his new book, Kurt Weyland critiques recent scholarship for focusing too closely on cases where populist leaders have crushed democracy, and instead turns to the many cases where would populist-authoritarians have failed ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • Newcomers, Outsiders, and Insiders

    Immigrants and American Racial Politics in the Early Twenty-first Century

    de Yvette M Alex-Assensoh, Prof. Rodney E. Hero Sr., Ph.D., Prof. Ronald Schmidt Sr., Ph.D., Prof. Andrew L. Aoki, Ph.D. ...
    Series series The Politics Of Race And Ethnicity
    "The authors have done a commendable and impressive job of addressing a topic of long-lasting and increasing significance in U.S. politics."---F. Chris Garcia, University of New Mexico"This is a path-breaking book that will be read across disciplines beyond political science."---James Jennings, Tufts UniversityOver the past four decades, the United States has experienced the largest influx of ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • Human Rights in Latin America

    A Politics of Terror and Hope

    de Sonia Cardenas ...
    Series series Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
    For the last half century, Latin America has been plagued by civil wars, dictatorships, torture, legacies of colonialism and racism, and other evils. The region has also experienced dramatic—if uneven—human rights improvements. The accounts of how Latin America's people have dealt with the persistent threats to their fundamental rights offer lessons for people around the world.Human Rights in ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • The Internationalization of Palace Wars

    Lawyers, Economists, and the Contest to Transform Latin American States

    de Yves Dezalay, Bryant G. Garth ...
    Series series Chicago Series in Law and Society
    How does globalization work? Focusing on Latin America, Yves Dezalay and Bryant G. Garth show that exports of expertise and ideals from the United States to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico have played a crucial role in transforming their state forms and economies since World War II.Based on more than 300 extensive interviews with major players in governments, foundations, law firms, ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Democratization and the Judiciary

    The Accountability Function of Courts in New Democracies

    Edición de Roberto Gargarella, Siri Gloppen, Elin Skaar ...
    Series series Democratization and Autocratization Studies
    This title examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focusing on their ability to hold political power-holders accountable when they act outside their constitutionally defined powers. The book also issues a warning: there are problems inherent in the current global move towards strong constitutional government, where increasingly strong powers are placed ... Leer más

    $68.99 USD

  • Same-Sex Marriage in the Americas

    Policy Innovation for Same-Sex Relationships

    de Ahmed Khanani, Genaro Lozano, Nancy Nicol, David Rayside, Jean C. Robinson, Laura Saldivia, Miriam Smith ...
    This book examines the proliferation of policy making concerning the recognition and protection of same-sex relationships in the countries of North and South America, adding to the knowledge of developments in the United States and Canada, but, mostly notable, exploring more recent developments in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. While much work has been done on developments ... Leer más

    $47.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Latin America

    Edición de Roberto Gargarella, Conrado Hübner Mendes, Sebastián Guidi ...
    Constitutional law in Latin America embodies a mosaic of national histories, political experiments, and institutional transitions. No matter how distinctive these histories and transitions might be, there are still commonalities that transcend the mere geographical contiguity of these countries. This Handbook depicts the constitutional landscape of Latin America by shedding light on its most ... Leer más

    $169.99 USD