1st Edition

The Latin American Crisis and the New Authoritarian State

By Manuel Larrabure Copyright 2023
216 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a fresh interpretation of the rise and fall of Latin America’s ‘left turn’, or movement towards more progressive economic or social policies. From a historical and comparative perspective, the book argues that Latin America is entering a new phase of authoritarian statism. Based on over 10 years of research on Latin American political economy and social movements, including... Read more

Introduction  Section 1  Chapter 1: Historical and Theoretical Considerations in the Study of the Left Turn and its Decline  Chapter 2: Post-capitalist Struggles and the Neostructuralist Bargain  Chapter 3: Economic Aspects of the New Authoritarianism  Section 2  Chapter 4: Argentina's Worker Recuperated Enterprises: Redefining the Peronist Class Bargain  Chapter 5: Brazil’s June Uprisings and a New Left in Limbo  Chapter 6: Penguins in la Moneda  Chapter 7: Venezuela’s democratic road to socialism with a magical twist  Chapter 8: Conclusion  Bibliography

Biography

Manuel Larrabure is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.