Neoliberalism and Class Conflict in Latin America: A Comparative Perspective on the Political Economy of Structural Adjustment

by J Petras, S Vieux, H Veltmeyer, et al.

The 1980s in Latin America saw the implementation of a sweeping programme of economic reforms, either imposed as a condition for securing new loans or to embrace the neoliberal doctrine of structural adjustment, the ideology of a newly formed transnational capitalist class. However, the structural adjustment programme also generated widespread resistance, especially from within the popular sector of civil society. This book analyses both the politics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333674227
• ISBN13: 9780333674222
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"