Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-288) and index.
Introduction : Latin America's post-neoliberal turn -- Conceptual innovation : combining growth, equity, and democracy -- Methodological retreats -- Historicizing Latin American neostructuralism -- Neostructuralism in Chile and Brazil -- Foundational myths, acts of omission -- Effacing the deep structure of contemporary Latin American capitalism -- The politics of neostructuralism and capital accumulation -- Erecting a new mode of regulation -- Chile's evanescent high road and dashed dreams of equity -- Neostructuralism and the Latin American left -- The future of Latin American neostructuralism.
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This landmark work is the first sustained critique of Latin American neostructuralism, the prevailing narrative that has sought to replace "market fundamentalism" and humanize the "savage capitalism" imposed by neoliberal dogmatism. Fernando Leiva analyzes neostructuralism and questions its credibility as the answer to the region's economic, political, and social woes. Recent electoral victories by progressive governments in Latin America promising economic growth, social equity, and political democracy raise a number of urgent questions, including: What are the key strengths and weaknesses of.
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Latin American neostructuralism.
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Economic development-- Latin America.
Mixed economy-- Latin America.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Structural Adjustment.
Economic development.
Economic history.
Mixed economy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Economy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Economic Policy.