{"product_id":"the-politics-of-market-reform-in-fragile-democracies-9780691117874","title":"The Politics of Market Reform in Fragile","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTakes 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFIGURES 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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403732033879,"sku":"9780691117874","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-politics-of-market-reform-in-fragile-democracies-9780691117874","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}