Organized business, economic change, and democracy in Latin America / edited by Francisco Durand and Eduardo Silva.

Other author Durand, Francisco.
Other author Silva, Eduardo, 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoCoral Gables, Fl : North-South Center Press, ©1998.
Descriptionii, 297 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Business and politics--Latin America.
Trade associations--Latin America. --Political activity.
Industrial policy--Latin America.
Democracy--Latin America.
Latin America--Economic conditions.

Contents Organized business and politics in Latin America / Eduardo Silva and Francisco Durand --Political struggle and business peak associations: theoretical reflections on the Argentine case / Carlos H. Acuña -- The fragmentation of business in Brazil / Kurt Weyland -- Business and politics in the Dominican Republic / Rosario Espinal -- Between revolution and democracy: business associations and political change in El Salvador / Kenneth L. Johnson -- Revolution and the hyperpoliticized business peak association: Nicaragua and el Consejo Superior de la Empresa Privada / Rose J. Spalding -- Mexico: from the political call for collective action to a proposal for free market economic reform / Ricardo Tirado -- Organized business, neoliberal economic restructuring, and redemocratization in Chile / Eduardo Silva -- Collective action and the empowerment of Peruvian business / Francisco Durand.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-280) and index.
LCCN 98038030
ISBN1574540483 (alk. paper)