Is Latin America doomed to failure?

Foreign Policy

Volumn , Issue 117, 1999, Pages 104-119

  Hakim, Peter ^a  

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EID: 0040362619     PISSN: 00157228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1149566     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. For a review of democracy in Latin America, see Scott Mainwaring's "The Surprising Resilience of Elected Governments" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999) and Michael Shifter's "Tensions and Trade-Offs in Latin America" (Journal of Democracy, April 1997). Jorge Domínguez discusses the region's political parties and other representative institutions in "Latin America's Crisis of Representation" (Foreign Affairs, January/February 1997).
2. For a review of democracy in Latin America, see Scott Mainwaring's "The Surprising Resilience of Elected Governments" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999) and Michael Shifter's "Tensions and Trade-Offs in Latin America" (Journal of Democracy, April 1997). Jorge Domínguez discusses the region's political parties and other representative institutions in "Latin America's Crisis of Representation" (Foreign Affairs, January/February 1997).
3. For a review of democracy in Latin America, see Scott Mainwaring's "The Surprising Resilience of Elected Governments" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999) and Michael Shifter's "Tensions and Trade-Offs in Latin America" (Journal of Democracy, April 1997). Jorge Domínguez discusses the region's political parties and other representative institutions in "Latin America's Crisis of Representation" (Foreign Affairs, January/February 1997).
4. The "Washington Consensus" was originally set forth in John Williamson, ed., Latin American Adjustment: How much has happened? (Washington: Institute for International Economics, 1990). A critical view and prediction of its downfall appears in John Cavanagh and Robin Broad's "The Death of the Washington Consensus" (World Policy Journal, Fall 1999). Beyond the Washington Consensus: Institutions Matter (Washington: World Bank, 1998), edited by Shahid Javed Burki and Guillermo Perry, offers a useful look at the failures of Latin America's vital institutions.
5. The "Washington Consensus" was originally set forth in John Williamson, ed., Latin American Adjustment: How much has happened? (Washington: Institute for International Economics, 1990). A critical view and prediction of its downfall appears in John Cavanagh and Robin Broad's "The Death of the Washington Consensus" (World Policy Journal, Fall 1999). Beyond the Washington Consensus: Institutions Matter (Washington: World Bank, 1998), edited by Shahid Javed Burki and Guillermo Perry, offers a useful look at the failures of Latin America's vital institutions.
6. The "Washington Consensus" was originally set forth in John Williamson, ed., Latin American Adjustment: How much has happened? (Washington: Institute for International Economics, 1990). A critical view and prediction of its downfall appears in John Cavanagh and Robin Broad's "The Death of the Washington Consensus" (World Policy Journal, Fall 1999). Beyond the Washington Consensus: Institutions Matter (Washington: World Bank, 1998), edited by Shahid Javed Burki and Guillermo Perry, offers a useful look at the failures of Latin America's vital institutions.
7. Sebastian Edwards' Crisis and Reform in Latin America: From Despair to Hope (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995) and Perry and Burki's The Long March: A Reform Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Next Decade (Washington: World Bank, 1997) provide historical overviews of the economic reform efforts undertaken in the region.
8. Sebastian Edwards' Crisis and Reform in Latin America: From Despair to Hope (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995) and Perry and Burki's The Long March: A Reform Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Next Decade (Washington: World Bank, 1997) provide historical overviews of the economic reform efforts undertaken in the region.
9. The Inter-American Development Bank's annual report on economic and social progress in Latin America for 1998-99, entitled Facing Up to Inequality in Latin America, is a rich source of information and analysis on the vast income and wealth disparities in the region.
10. There have been a large number of publications on Mexico's 1995 currency collapse. Among the best are Edwards and Moisés Naím, eds., Mexico 1994: Anatomy of an Emerging-Market Crash (Washington: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1997); and Nora Lustig's Mexico: The Remaking of an Economy, second edition (Washington: Brookings Institution Press, 1998). Useful information on the 1997 Asia crisis and its impact on Latin America can be found on the Web site, What Caused Asia's Economic and Currency Crisis and Its Global Contagion?, by Nouriel Roubini.
11. There have been a large number of publications on Mexico's 1995 currency collapse. Among the best are Edwards and Moisés Naím, eds., Mexico 1994: Anatomy of an Emerging-Market Crash (Washington: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1997); and Nora Lustig's Mexico: The Remaking of an Economy, second edition (Washington: Brookings Institution Press, 1998). Useful information on the 1997 Asia crisis and its impact on Latin America can be found on the Web site, What Caused Asia's Economic and Currency Crisis and Its Global Contagion?, by Nouriel Roubini.
12. There have been a large number of publications on Mexico's 1995 currency collapse. Among the best are Edwards and Moisés Naím, eds., Mexico 1994: Anatomy of an Emerging-Market Crash (Washington: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1997); and Nora Lustig's Mexico: The Remaking of an Economy, second edition (Washington: Brookings Institution Press, 1998). Useful information on the 1997 Asia crisis and its impact on Latin America can be found on the Web site, What Caused Asia's Economic and Currency Crisis and Its Global Contagion?, by Nouriel Roubini.
13. For a good introduction to the alarming level of criminal violence in Latin America, see the Inter-American Development Bank's recent book, Too Close to Home: Domestic Violence in the Americas (Washington: Inter-American Development Bank, 1999).
14. The best cross-country surveys of public opinion in Latin America are presented in the annual publication, Latinobarómetro, published by PROMPERU.
15. For a thorough review of the troubled state of education in Latin America and what it will take to improve it, see The Future at Stake (Washington: Inter-American Dialogue, April 1998).
16. Some good recent assessments of the politics and economics of individual Latin American countries include Shifter's "Colombia on the Brink" (Foreign Affairs, July/August 1999); Ken Maxwell's "The Two Brazils" (Wilson Quarterly, Winter 1999); Amaury da Souza's "Cardoso and the Struggle for Reform in Brazil" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999); Steven Levitsky's "Fujimori and Post-Party Politics in Peru" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999); Mark Falcoff's "Argentina: An Electoral Turning Point" (Latin American Outlook, October 1999); and M. Delal Baer's "Misreading Mexico" (FOREIGN POLICY, Fall 1997).
17. Some good recent assessments of the politics and economics of individual Latin American countries include Shifter's "Colombia on the Brink" (Foreign Affairs, July/August 1999); Ken Maxwell's "The Two Brazils" (Wilson Quarterly, Winter 1999); Amaury da Souza's "Cardoso and the Struggle for Reform in Brazil" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999); Steven Levitsky's "Fujimori and Post-Party Politics in Peru" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999); Mark Falcoff's "Argentina: An Electoral Turning Point" (Latin American Outlook, October 1999); and M. Delal Baer's "Misreading Mexico" (FOREIGN POLICY, Fall 1997).
18. Some good recent assessments of the politics and economics of individual Latin American countries include Shifter's "Colombia on the Brink" (Foreign Affairs, July/August 1999); Ken Maxwell's "The Two Brazils" (Wilson Quarterly, Winter 1999); Amaury da Souza's "Cardoso and the Struggle for Reform in Brazil" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999); Steven Levitsky's "Fujimori and Post-Party Politics in Peru" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999); Mark Falcoff's "Argentina: An Electoral Turning Point" (Latin American Outlook, October 1999); and M. Delal Baer's "Misreading Mexico" (FOREIGN POLICY, Fall 1997).
19. Some good recent assessments of the politics and economics of individual Latin American countries include Shifter's "Colombia on the Brink" (Foreign Affairs, July/August 1999); Ken Maxwell's "The Two Brazils" (Wilson Quarterly, Winter 1999); Amaury da Souza's "Cardoso and the Struggle for Reform in Brazil" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999); Steven Levitsky's "Fujimori and Post-Party Politics in Peru" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999); Mark Falcoff's "Argentina: An Electoral Turning Point" (Latin American Outlook, October 1999); and M. Delal Baer's "Misreading Mexico" (FOREIGN POLICY, Fall 1997).
20. Some good recent assessments of the politics and economics of individual Latin American countries include Shifter's "Colombia on the Brink" (Foreign Affairs, July/August 1999); Ken Maxwell's "The Two Brazils" (Wilson Quarterly, Winter 1999); Amaury da Souza's "Cardoso and the Struggle for Reform in Brazil" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999); Steven Levitsky's "Fujimori and Post-Party Politics in Peru" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999); Mark Falcoff's "Argentina: An Electoral Turning Point" (Latin American Outlook, October 1999); and M. Delal Baer's "Misreading Mexico" (FOREIGN POLICY, Fall 1997).
21. Some good recent assessments of the politics and economics of individual Latin American countries include Shifter's "Colombia on the Brink" (Foreign Affairs, July/August 1999); Ken Maxwell's "The Two Brazils" (Wilson Quarterly, Winter 1999); Amaury da Souza's "Cardoso and the Struggle for Reform in Brazil" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999); Steven Levitsky's "Fujimori and Post-Party Politics in Peru" (Journal of Democracy, July 1999); Mark Falcoff's "Argentina: An Electoral Turning Point" (Latin American Outlook, October 1999); and M. Delal Baer's "Misreading Mexico" (FOREIGN POLICY, Fall 1997).
22. For an early optimistic view of the potential for cooperation in the Western Hemisphere, see the Inter-American Dialogue's 1993 report, Convergence and Community. Abraham Lowenthal offers a more cautious assessment in "Latin America: Ready for Partnership?" (Foreign Affairs, 1993).
23. For an early optimistic view of the potential for cooperation in the Western Hemisphere, see the Inter-American Dialogue's 1993 report, Convergence and Community. Abraham Lowenthal offers a more cautious assessment in "Latin America: Ready for Partnership?" (Foreign Affairs, 1993).
24. For links to relevant Web sites, as well as a comprehensive index of related FOREIGN POLICY articles, access www.foreignpolicy.com.