The inclusionary turn in Latin American democracies

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The inclusionary turn in Latin American democracies

Statement of responsibility

edited by Diana Kapiszewski, Steven R. Levitsky, Deborah J. Yashar

Contributor

• Yashar, Deborah J., 1963-
• Kapiszewski, Diana
• Levitsky, Steven

Editor

• Yashar, Deborah J., 1963-
• Kapiszewski, Diana
• Levitsky, Steven

Subject

• Latin America -- Social policy -- 21st century
• Political culture -- Latin America
• Political participation -- Social aspects. -- Latin America
• Latin America -- Politics and government -- 21st century
• Democracy -- Social aspects -- Latin America

Language

eng

Summary

Latin American states took dramatic steps toward greater inclusion during the late twentieth and early twenty-first Centuries. Bringing together an accomplished group of scholars, this volume examines this shift by introducing three dimensions of inclusion: official recognition of historically excluded groups, access to policymaking, and resource redistribution. Tracing the movement along these dimensions since the 1990s, the editors argue that the endurance of democratic politics, combined with longstanding social inequalities, create the impetus for inclusionary reforms. Diverse chapters explore how factors such as the role of partisanship and electoral clientelism, constitutional design, state capacity, social protest, populism, commodity rents, international diffusion, and historical legacies encouraged or inhibited inclusionary reform during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Featuring original empirical evidence and a strong theoretical framework, the book considers cross-national variation, delves into the surprising paradoxes of inclusion, and identifies the obstacles hindering further fundamental change.--

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non fiction

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Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks