Transforming Labor-Based Parties in Latin America: Argentine Peronism in Comparative Perspective

by Steven Levitsky

2021-01-01 21:15:27

This volume explains why some contemporary Latin American labor-based parties adapted successfully to the challenges of neoliberalism and working class decline. It argues that loosely structured party organizations tend to be more flexible than the b... Read more
This volume explains why some contemporary Latin American labor-based parties adapted successfully to the challenges of neoliberalism and working class decline. It argues that loosely structured party organizations tend to be more flexible than the bureaucratic structures found in most labor-based parties. The argument is illustrated through an analysis of the Argentine (Peronist) Justicialista Party (PJ). The book shows how PJ''s fluid internal structure allowed it to adapt and transform itself from a union-dominated populist party into a vehicle for carrying out radical market-oriented economic reforms. Less

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File size9.37 X 6.18 X 1.02 in
Print pages304
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date January 27, 2003
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521016971
Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt are Professors of Government at Harvard University. Levitsky's research focuses on Latin America and the developing world. He is the author of Competitive Authoritar...

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