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Working with Evo Morales
Bolivian President Evo Morales has allied himself with Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and Cuba's Fidel Castro, taken steps to nationalize Bolivia's gas industry, and announced an overhaul of coca policy. This report outlines U.S. policy options for dealing with Morales and this volatile but important region.Eduardo A. Gamarra's analysis takes into account the evolution of the Morales administration, potential for violent conflict in Bolivia, and core problems that fuel anti-American sentiment. He argues that U.S. policy toward Bolivia must move away from a cold war approach and deemphasize the war on drugs. Regardless of its international alignments, Washington must construct working relations and strong lines of communication with the Bolivian government to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. In addition, the United States should deepen democracy initiatives, better publicize its social programming, promote trade, and restart bilateral military assistance. It should also provide Bolivia with the opportunity to accede to the Millennium Challenge Account. And, if social unrest erupts in Bolivia, the United States should be better prepared to work with the country's neighbors.
Democracy, Markets, and Structural Reform in Latin America
Analyses processes of democratization and economic reform in five Latin American countries from the early 1980s to 1993.
Culture and National Security in the Americas
With contributions from leading experts, Culture and National Security in the Americas examines the most influential historical, geographic, cultural, political, economic, and military considerations shaping national security policies throughout the Americas. In this volume, contributors explore the actors and institutions responsible for perpetuating security cultures over time and the changes and continuities in contemporary national security policies.
Building Democratic Institutions
"Third, the authors investigate the relationship between major parties and the state, revealing the extent to which parties are dependent on state resources to maintain power and win votes. Fourth, the contributions assess the importance of different electoral regimes for shaping broader patterns of party competition. Finally, and most important, the authors characterize the nature of the party system in each country - how institutionalized it is and how it can be classified."--BOOK JACKET.
Addicted to Failure
For supplementary documentation and useful websites, click here. This perceptive book critically explores why the United States continues to pursue failed policies in Latin America. What elements of the U.S. and Latin American political systems have allowed the Cold War, the war on drugs, and the war on terror to be conflated? Why do U.S. policies--ostensibly designed to promote the rule of law, human rights, and democracy--instead contribute to widespread corruption, erosion of government authority, human rights violations, and increasing destabilization? Why have the war on drugs and the war on terror neither reduced narcotics trafficking nor increased citizen security in Latin America? Wh...
Presidential Institutions and Democratic Politics
While many comparative analysts see parliamentary government as essential for stable democracy, this volume argues that the American presidential system that separates and diffuses power can provide new perspectives for those building democratic institutions in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the new republics of the former Soviet Union. The authors recognize risks of rigidity, gridlock, and excessive centralization in presidential institutions. But they also emphasize the unexpected levels of legislative productivity during periods of divided government, the dramatic reversal of declining popularity by Presidents Reagan and Clinton, and the importance of direct appeals by presidents to the nation. After examining the American presidential system, the authors focus on the de-facto separation of powers in European parliaments and presidentialism in France, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Both trends in European parliamentary systems and the dramatic changes within French presidential institutions suggest that scholars should temper broad generalizations about presidential or parliamentary government.
The Political Economy of Latin America
This brief text offers an unbiased reflection on the neoliberalism debate in Latin America and the institutional puzzle that underlies the region's difficulties with democratization and development.
Good Government and Law
The provision of legal technical assistance has in recent years become a major concern for international financial institutions, such as the World Bank, and for Western-based bilateral donor agencies. This book offers critical perspectives for the evaluation of legal technical assistance projects and contains proposals for action and research. Five chapters offer general perspectives on law, state and civil society and the remaining six case studies on themes such as economic regulation, agrarian reform, representation of women and access to justice.
The Failure of Presidential Democracy
Brings together leading scholars to examine the question of whether presidentialism or parliamentarism offers the best hope for stable government and democratic continuity. This edition offers comparative perspectives.
