Latin American Neostructuralism: The Contradictions of Post-Neoliberal Development

by Fernando Ignacio Leiva

Book Overview

Interrogates this ascending political and economic paradigm

This landmark work is the first sustained critique of Latin American neostructuralism, the prevailing narrative that has sought to replace "market fundamentalism" and humanize the "savage capitalism" imposed by neoliberal dogmatism. Fernando Leiva analyzes neostructuralism and questions its credibility as the answer to the region's economic, political, and social woes.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816653291
• ISBN13: 9780816653294
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"