Democracy and Its Discontents: Development, Interdependence, and U.S. Policy in Latin America

by Howard J. Wiarda University of Georgia (la

Overview

Focusing on development in Latin America and recent breakthroughs and setbacks to democracy in the region, noted policy expert Howard J. Wiarda here collects new and previously published pieces examining the complex issues of U.S.-Latin American relations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780847680863
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/30/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.94(h) x 0.82(d)

About the Author

Howard J. Wiarda is Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts and Senior Scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. Among his many other books are Latin American Politics and Development and U.S. Policy in Latin America.

What People are Saying About This

Viron P. Vaky

In this wide ranging anthology, rich in detail and historical interpretation, Professor Wiarda analyzes the remarkable transitions and changes in the context of Inter-American affairs. Reviewing concrete cases and specific issues, the author hammers home a fundamental lesson: U.S. hemisphere policy depends on a thorough understanding of the history, political culture and social dynamics of the different societies in the region.

Editorial Reviews

An unusually well-informed and well-argued analysis of the most important policy changes that have taken place...fresh light on some old problems in the hemisphere from which no U.S. Administration seems able to escape.

Peter Hakim

The articles hang together well...yield insights.

Choice Reviews

In this wide ranging anthology, rich in detail and historical interpretation, Professor Wiarda analyzes the remarkable transitions and changes in the context of Inter-American affairs. Reviewing concrete cases and specific issues, the author hammers home a fundamental lesson: U.S. hemisphere policy depends on a thorough understanding of the history, political culture and social dynamics of the different societies in the region.

Viron P. Vaky

A valuable text that broadens our understanding of the hemisphere...certain to be a must read for all those interested in getting a handle on events and trends in the regions.

Michael J. Kryzanek

Provocative and sound analysis of U.S.-Latin American policy...trenchant and well-documented analyses of Clinton's Haitian policy, the transition to democracy, human rights, the Miami Summit, and economic development, and first-rate studies of El Salvador, NAFTA, Mexico, and Cuba.

Larman C. Wilson

timely and thought-provoking. . .

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences - Michael Grow

Howard Wiarda is now the chronicler of contemporary U.S. Latin American policies. A title well-earned in two decades of serious independent scholarship unhindered by ideology or the divisions that have so divided our community.

Edward Marasciulo

The articles hang together well...yield insights.

Choice

The articles hang together well...yield insights.

CHOICE

A valuable text that broadens our understanding of the hemisphere...certain to be a must read for all those interested in getting a handle on events and trends in the regions.

Michael Kryzanek

timely and thought-provoking . . .
— Michael Grow, Ohio University

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences