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Book SynopsisTakes a different approach to a question central to comparative politics and economics: why do some leaders of fragile democracies attain political success - culminating in reelection victories - when pursuing drastic, painful economic reforms while others see their political careers implode?
Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003 "Anyone interested in the politics of public policy should read Weyland's clearly written, stimulating book, which combines theoretical novelty with substantive breath yet gives other theoretical approaches clear and reasonably fair treatment."--Choice "The Politics of Market Reforms in Fragile Democracies stands out as being by far the most comprehensive and theoretically insightful work on market reform to date. It is an example of first-class scholarship in breadth and scope. It challenges existing theories and provides a brilliant explanation that in many ways is able to integrate previous findings in a simple yet parsimonious way. This book will be a point of departure for anyone who is interested in market reforms in the years to come."--Luigi Manzetti, Perspectives on Politics
Table of ContentsFIGURES AND TABLES vii ACRONYMS ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii CHAPTER ONE The Puzzle of Risky Reforms in Unstable Democracies 1 CHAPTER TWO The Insufficiency of Existing Arguments 18 CHAPTER THREE A New Explanation of Adjustment Politics 37 CHAPTER FOUR Economic Deterioration and Postponed Adjustment in the 1980s 71 CHAPTER FIVE The Initiation of Neoliberal Adjustment 94 CHAPTER SIX Populist Politics and Economic Restructuring 134 CHAPTER SEVEN The Political Sustainability of Neoliberalism and Neopopulism in Argentina and Peru 168 CHAPTER EIGHT The Fitful Course of Market Reform in Brazil and Venezuela 210 CHAPTER NINE Theoretical Implications and Cross-Regional Perspectives 251 BIBLIOGRAPHY 285 INDEX 325
