Globalization and Austerity Politics in Latin America

by Stephen B. Kaplan

Book Overview

In an age of financial globalization, are markets and democracy compatible? For developing countries, the dramatic internationalization of financial markets over the last two decades deepens tensions between politics and markets. Notwithstanding the rise of left-leaning governments in regions like Latin America, macroeconomic policies often have a neoliberal appearance. When is austerity imposed externally and when is it a domestic political choice?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107670764
• ISBN13: 9781107670761
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"