Technopols: Freeing Politics and Markets in Latin America in the 1990s

by Jorge I. Domínguez

Book Overview

In recent years first Chile, then Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico have abandoned decades-old authoritarian political regimes and state-directed economic strategies and moved toward democratized politics and freer markets. This volume seeks to understand the key roles of "technopols"--technically skilled, politically savvy leaders--in these transformations. It is based in part on elite interviews with each of the leaders discussed: Domingo Cavallo of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271016140
• ISBN13: 9780271016146
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 8.5"