{"product_id":"9781405197588","title":"Latin American Democratic Transformations Institutions, Actors, Processes","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLAPZ - American Politics \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLatin American Democratic Transformations\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInstitutions, Actors, Processes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam C. Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLatin American Democratic Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e explores the manner in which Latin American societies seek to consolidate and deepen their democracies in adverse domestic and international circumstances. The contributors engage recent debates on liberal and illiberal democracy and probe the complex connections between democratic politics and neoliberal, market-oriented reforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam C. Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e received his Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University and currently teaches at the University of Miami. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eAuthoritarianism and the Crisis of the Argentine Political Economy\u003c\/em\u003e (Stanford University Press, 1991) and the editor of numerous volumes on democracy, market-oriented restructuring, and contentious politics in Latin America. His articles have been appeared in numerous journals, including: \u003cem\u003eStudies in Comparative International Development\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRevista Mexicana de Sociología\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDados\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDesarrollo Econ?mico\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePolitical Power and Social Theory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eContexto Internacional\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFuerzas Armadas y Sociedad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNueva Sociedad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmérica Latina Hoy\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eLatin American Research Review.\u003c\/em\u003e Smith is the editor of \u003cem\u003eLatin American Politics and Society\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 August 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405197588\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310989013132,"sku":"9781405197588","price":59.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405197588.jpg?v=1780141159","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405197588","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}