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Why have Latin American democracies proven unable to confront the structural inequalities that cripple their economies and stymie social mobility? Brian Palmer-Rubin contends that we may lay the blame on these countries’ systems of interest representation, which exhibit ‘biased pluralism’.

Table of Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Interest Organizations and Unequal Development in Latin America
  • Part One: Situating the Analysis
  • Chapter 1: Analytical Approach to Organizations and Policy Representation
  • Chapter 2: Structures of Sectoral Representation in Mexico’s Transition
  • Part Two: Demand Formation in Organizations
  • Chapter 3: Organizational Capacity
  • Chapter 4: Demand-Making for the Lower Classes: Peasant Organizations
  • Chapter 5: Demand-Making for the Middle Classes: Small-Business Organizations
  • Part Three: Incorporation Strategies for Ruling Parties
  • Chapter 6: The PRD and Party Incorporation of Peasant Organizations
  • Chapter 7: The PAN and Party Incorporation of Small-Business Organizations
  • Conclusion: Can Organizations Confront Latin American Oligarchy?
  • Appendix A: Mexican Organizational Survey
  • Appendix B: Career Trajectories for Mexican Governors
  • Appendix C: Analysis of Small-Business Subsidies
  • References

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        Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
        Publication Date: Publication Date: 7/30/2022 12:00:00 AM
        ISBN13: 9780472075447, 978-0472075447
        ISBN10: 0472075446
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        Description

        Book Synopsis
        Why have Latin American democracies proven unable to confront the structural inequalities that cripple their economies and stymie social mobility? Brian Palmer-Rubin contends that we may lay the blame on these countries’ systems of interest representation, which exhibit ‘biased pluralism’.

        Table of Contents
        • List of Abbreviations
        • List of Figures and Tables
        • Acknowledgements
        • Introduction: Interest Organizations and Unequal Development in Latin America
        • Part One: Situating the Analysis
        • Chapter 1: Analytical Approach to Organizations and Policy Representation
        • Chapter 2: Structures of Sectoral Representation in Mexico’s Transition
        • Part Two: Demand Formation in Organizations
        • Chapter 3: Organizational Capacity
        • Chapter 4: Demand-Making for the Lower Classes: Peasant Organizations
        • Chapter 5: Demand-Making for the Middle Classes: Small-Business Organizations
        • Part Three: Incorporation Strategies for Ruling Parties
        • Chapter 6: The PRD and Party Incorporation of Peasant Organizations
        • Chapter 7: The PAN and Party Incorporation of Small-Business Organizations
        • Conclusion: Can Organizations Confront Latin American Oligarchy?
        • Appendix A: Mexican Organizational Survey
        • Appendix B: Career Trajectories for Mexican Governors
        • Appendix C: Analysis of Small-Business Subsidies
        • References

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