Transcending Neoliberalism: Community-Based Development in Latin America
Henry Veltmeyer and Anthony O'Malley, editors | | ISBN: 978 1 56549 125 0 $35.00 |
| 2001/247 pages/LC: 00-067382 A Kumarian Press Book |
DESCRIPTION
With a focus on community-based processes, Transcending Neoliberalism examines the dynamics of change in Latin America arising out of the search for alternative forms of development.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Henry Veltmeyer is professor of sociology and international development studies at Saint Mary's University. Anthony O'Malley is associate professor of international development studies at Saint Mary's University.
CONTENTS
- The Quest for Another Development—H. Veltmeyer.
- The Dynamics of Community and Class—H. Veltmeyer.
- Decentralization and Local Development—H. Veltmeyer.
- The State and Participatory Development in Bolivia—H. Veltmeyer and J. Tellez.
- Poverty and Local Development in the Bio-Bio Region of Chile—E. Aquevedo Soto.
- NGOs and the Discourse of Participatory Development in Costa Rica—L. Macdonald.
- Community Economic Development in El Salvador—A. Montoya.
- Neoliberalism and Sustainable Popular Development—D. Barkin.
- The Prospects for Community-Based Development—A. O’Malley.
"The single best text available today that synthesizes critical theory and empirical case studies, confronting the dominant neoliberal paradigm.... An excellent text for development studies courses, as well as a must book for scholars, policymakers, and activists."—James Petras, Binghamton University