Steven Levitsky is a professor of government at Harvard University. He is the coauthor of Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War, author of Transforming Labor-Based Parties in Latin America, and coeditor of Informal Institutions and Democracy, the last also published by Johns Hopkins. Kenneth M. Roberts is a professor of government at Cornell University, the author of Deepening Democracy?, and the coeditor of Beyond Neoliberalism in Latin America.

The Levitsky/Roberts work, nonetheless, will stand as the most comprehensive treatment to date of the re-emergence of the Latin American left, and of the variable performance in office of the 'first generation' of left and centre-left governments. -- Philip Chrimes International Affairs A must read for those interested in understanding the return of Latin America to the Left and the variation inherent in it. Choice Impressive and authoritative... this is a very fine volume. -- Peadar Kirby European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies A wide range of ideological perspectives... Levitsky and Roberts open the volume with a solid essay. -- Marc Becker Latin American Perspectives

• List of Tables and FiguresPrefaceAbbreviations Introduction. Latin America's "Left Turn": A Framework for AnalysisPart I: Thematic IssuesChapter 1. Evidence from Public OpinionChapter 2. Economic Constraints and Presidential AgencyChapter 3. The Left: Destroyer or Savior of the Market Model?Chapter 4. The Political Left, the Export Boom, and the Populist TemptationChapter 5. Social Policy and Redistribution: Chile and UruguayChapter 6. The Diversity of Left Party Linkages and Competitive AdvantagesChapter 7. The Left and Participatory Democracy: Brazil, Uruguay, and VenezuelaChapter 8. The Left and Citizenship RightsPart II: Case AnalysesChapter 9. Venezuela: Hugo Chávez and the Populist LeftChapter 10. Bolivia: Origins and Policies of the Movimiento al SocialismoChapter 11. Ecuador: Rafael Correa and the Citizens' RevolutionChapter 12. Argentina: Left Populism in Comparative Perspective, 2003–2009Chapter 13. Brazil: The PT in PowerChapter 14. Chile: The Left after NeoliberalismChapter 15. Uruguay: A Social Democratic Government in Latin AmericaChapter 16. Peru: The Left Turn That Wasn'tConclusion. Democracy, Development, and the LeftReferencesContributorsIndex

Steven Levitsky is a professor of government at Harvard University. He is the coauthor of Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War, author of Transforming Labor-Based Parties in Latin America, and coeditor of Informal Institutions and Democracy, the last also published by Johns Hopkins. Kenneth M. Roberts is a professor of government at Cornell University, the author of Deepening Democracy?, and the coeditor of Beyond Neoliberalism in Latin America.

The Levitsky/Roberts work, nonetheless, will stand as the most comprehensive treatment to date of the re-emergence of the Latin American left, and of the variable performance in office of the 'first generation' of left and centre-left governments. -- Philip Chrimes International Affairs A must read for those interested in understanding the return of Latin America to the Left and the variation inherent in it. Choice Impressive and authoritative... this is a very fine volume. -- Peadar Kirby European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies A wide range of ideological perspectives... Levitsky and Roberts open the volume with a solid essay. -- Marc Becker Latin American Perspectives

• List of Tables and FiguresPrefaceAbbreviations Introduction. Latin America's "Left Turn": A Framework for AnalysisPart I: Thematic IssuesChapter 1. Evidence from Public OpinionChapter 2. Economic Constraints and Presidential AgencyChapter 3. The Left: Destroyer or Savior of the Market Model?Chapter 4. The Political Left, the Export Boom, and the Populist TemptationChapter 5. Social Policy and Redistribution: Chile and UruguayChapter 6. The Diversity of Left Party Linkages and Competitive AdvantagesChapter 7. The Left and Participatory Democracy: Brazil, Uruguay, and VenezuelaChapter 8. The Left and Citizenship RightsPart II: Case AnalysesChapter 9. Venezuela: Hugo Chávez and the Populist LeftChapter 10. Bolivia: Origins and Policies of the Movimiento al SocialismoChapter 11. Ecuador: Rafael Correa and the Citizens' RevolutionChapter 12. Argentina: Left Populism in Comparative Perspective, 2003–2009Chapter 13. Brazil: The PT in PowerChapter 14. Chile: The Left after NeoliberalismChapter 15. Uruguay: A Social Democratic Government in Latin AmericaChapter 16. Peru: The Left Turn That Wasn'tConclusion. Democracy, Development, and the LeftReferencesContributorsIndex