Rethinking Development in Latin America

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

Understanding development in Latin America today requires both an awareness of the major political and economic changes that have produced a new agenda for social policy in the region and an appreciation of the need to devise better conceptual and methodological tools for analyzing the social impact of these changes. Using as a reference point the issues and theories that dominated social science research on Latin America in the period 1960–80, this volume contributes to “rethinking development” by examining the historical events that accounted for the erosion or demise of once-dominant paradigms and by assessing the new directions of research that have emerged in their place.Following the editors’ overview of the new conceptual and social agendas in their Introduction, the book proceeds with a review of previous broad conceptual approaches by Alejandro Portes, who emphasizes by contrast the advantages of newer “middle-range” theories. Subsequent chapters focus on changes in different arenas and the concepts and methods used to interpret them: “Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Social Policy”; “Citizenship, Politics, and the State”; “Work, Families, and Reproduction”; and “Urban Settlements, Marginality, and Social Exclusion.” Contributors, besides the editors, are Marina Ariza and Orlandina de Oliveira, Diane Davis, Vilmar Faria, Joe Foweraker, Elizabeth Jelin, Alejandro Portes, Joe Potter and Rudolfo Tuirán, Juan Pablo Pérez Sáinz, Osvaldo Sunkel, and Peter Ward.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-01-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 27 mm
Vikt:594 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:384
Förlag:Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN:9780271028941

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Charles H. Wood is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. Bryan R. Roberts is C. B. Smith Centennial Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations and Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas.

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“A dozen very accomplished social scientists here reassess the theories that have informed the study of Latin American societies over the past forty years or so. The authors also consider analytic revisions that may be needed to address new social issues or paradigmatic gaps. The text conveys a subtle picture of contemporary societal and political dilemmas in Latin America, stressing the interplay among social issues, public policies, and evolving analytic models.”—Christopher Mitchell, New York University

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsAcronymsFigures and TablesPrefaceIntroduction: Rethinking Development in Latin AmericaBryan R. Roberts and Charles H. Wood Part I Sociology in the Hemisphere: Old Issues and New Directions1.Sociology in the Hemisphere: Past Convergencies and a New Middle-Range AgendaAlejandro PortesPart II: Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Social Policy2.The Unbearable Lightness of NeoliberalismOsvaldo Sunkel3.Social Science and Academic Sociology in BrazilVilmar E. FariaPart III Citizenship, Politics, and the State4.Toward a Political Sociology of Social Mobilization in Latin AmericaJoe Foweraker5.Citizenship, Rights, and Social PolicyBryan R. Roberts6.The State of the State in Latin American SociologyDiane E. Davis7.Human Rights and the Memory of Political Violence and Repression: Constructing a New Field in Social ScienceElizabeth JelinPart IV Work, Families, and Reproduction8.Exclusion and Employability: The New Labor Force Dynamics in Latin AmericaJuan Pablo Pérez Sáinz9.Families in TransitionMarian Ariza and Orlandina de Oliveira10.Population and Development: Then and NowJoseph E. Potter and Rodolfo A. Tuirán GutiérrezPart V Urban Settlements, Marginality, and Social Exclusion11.The Lack of “Cursive Thinking” Within Social Theory and Public Policy: Four Decades of Marginality and Rationality in the So-called SlumPeter M. Ward12.Social ExclusionCharles H. WoodReferencesContributorsIndex