Latin America Book

Preface vii

Acknowledgments ix

Acronyms xi

Introduction: Latin America in Comparative Perspective 1

I Introduction 1

II Latin America Compared to Other Large World Regions 3

III Latin America and Europe 8

IV Configurative Characteristics 10

V Themes and Organization 18

Chapter 1 Latin America as a "Mausoleum of Modernities" 23

I Introduction 23

II Latin America's Distinctive Relation to "Modernity" 27

III Successive Waves of "Modernity" in Latin America 35

IV The Littered Landscape 44

V How Durable A Break with the Past? 53

VI Conclusion: Reflections on Multiple Modernities 66

Chapter 2 Latin American State Organization 71

I Introduction 71

II Territorial Control 85

III Administration 93

IV "Cognitive" Capacity 98

V Command Over Resources 105

VI Postscript on Citizenship 116

VII Conclusion 117

Chapter 3 The Politics of Expertise 121

I Introduction 121

II Antecedents 125

III Actualities 128

IV Conclusion 137

Chapter 4 Economics in Mexico: The Power of Ideas and Ideas of Power 141

I Introduction 141

II Origins of the Profession 142

III The Rise of the Economic Technocrats 144

IV Comparisons 148

V The Profession 150

VI The "NeoLiberal" Ascendancy 154

VII External Derivations 157

VIII The Authoritarian Style 160

IX Performance 162

X Conclusion: The Prospects 164

Chapter 5 Privatization and the Public Interest: Partial Theories, Lopsided Outcomes 169

I Introduction 169

II "Privatization" and "The Public Interest" 172

III Alternative Styles of Privatization: Timing and Sequencing 180

IV The Contemporary Scene: Momentum and Resistance 186

V Lopsided Theories 189

VIConclusion: Partial Outcomes 198

Chapter 6 Democracy, Inequality, and Insecurity: Three Sources of Contestation 203

I Introduction 203

II Inequality and Social Injustice 205

III Democracy and Insecurity 217

IV Conclusions 226

Conclusion: On Characterizing Latin America 233

Notes 251

Bibliography 285

Index 301