Paying The Costs Of Austerity In Latin America

by Howard Handelman, Werner Baer

Overview

This book examines a number of the nations—Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela—in which the declines were far greater, ranging from -11.9 percent in Mexico to -27.0 percent in Bolivia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367297930
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/2021
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 9.12(h) x (d)

About the Author

Howard Handelman, Werner Baer

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Economic and Political Costs of Austerity — Austerity Under Different Political Regimes: The Case of Brazil — Austerity Under Authoritarianism: The Neoconservative Revolution in Chile — What Difference Does Regime Type Make? Economic Austerity Programs in Argentina — Austerity Programs Under Conditions of Political Instability and Economic Depression: The Case of Bolivia — Austerity, External Debt, and Capital Formation in Peru — The Social and Economic Consequences of the National Austerity Program in Mexico — Austerity Policies in Ecuador: Christian Democratic and Social Christian Versions of the Gospel — Venezuela: Austerity and the Working Class in a Democratic Regime — The Costs of Austerity in Nicaragua: The Worker-Peasant Alliance (1979-1987)

Editorial Reviews

Ten contributions address ways in which the various regimes are dealing with economic crisis and the approach each is taking to implement austerity policies. Case studies and thoretical analyses offer new insights into how regime type and ideology influence the formulation of austerity policies and affect the potential for their success. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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