Latin American state building in comparative perspective social foundations of institutional order / Marcus J. Kurtz.

Author/creator Kurtz, Marcus J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionx, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents 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.
Abstract "Provides an account of long-run institutional development in Latin America that emphasizes the social and political foundations of state-building processes"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-269) and index.
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LCCN 2012028450
ISBN9780521766449 (hbk.)
ISBN9780521747318 (pbk.)