Latin American state building in comparative perspective social foundations of institutional order /
Kurtz, Marcus J.
Latin American state building in comparative perspective social foundations of institutional order / [electronic resource] : Marcus J. Kurtz. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - x, 275 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1. The difficulties of state building; 2. The social foundations of state building in the contemporary era; 3. State formation in Chile and Peru: institution building and atrophy in unlikely settings; 4. State formation in Argentina and Uruguay: agrarian capitalism, elite conflict, and the construction of cooperation; 5. Divergence reinforced: the timing of political inclusion and state strength in Chile and Peru; 6. The social question and the state: mass mobilization, suffrage, and institutional development in Argentina and Uruguay; 7. Conclusions, implications, and extensions: social foundations, Germany/Prussia, and the limits of contemporary state building; Bibliography.
"Provides an account of long-run institutional development in Latin America that emphasizes the social and political foundations of state-building processes"--
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9781139611633 (electronic bk.)
Nation-building--History.--Latin America
Latin America--Politics and government.
Latin America--Social conditions.
Electronic books.
JL966 / .K87 2013
320.98
Latin American state building in comparative perspective social foundations of institutional order / [electronic resource] : Marcus J. Kurtz. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - x, 275 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1. The difficulties of state building; 2. The social foundations of state building in the contemporary era; 3. State formation in Chile and Peru: institution building and atrophy in unlikely settings; 4. State formation in Argentina and Uruguay: agrarian capitalism, elite conflict, and the construction of cooperation; 5. Divergence reinforced: the timing of political inclusion and state strength in Chile and Peru; 6. The social question and the state: mass mobilization, suffrage, and institutional development in Argentina and Uruguay; 7. Conclusions, implications, and extensions: social foundations, Germany/Prussia, and the limits of contemporary state building; Bibliography.
"Provides an account of long-run institutional development in Latin America that emphasizes the social and political foundations of state-building processes"--
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9781139611633 (electronic bk.)
Nation-building--History.--Latin America
Latin America--Politics and government.
Latin America--Social conditions.
Electronic books.
JL966 / .K87 2013
320.98