Globalization and Uncertainty in Latin America [Paperback]

This balanced and innovative collection uses different methodologies to approach the common theme of a region transformed in recent years by neoliberalism.? Most of the contributors suggest that Latin America is experiencing rapid and unexpected change: its future looks much different than ever predicted, with high levels of uncertainty resulting in counterintuitive and, at times, innovative political outcomes.Introduction: Globalization and Uncertainty in Latin America - Fernando L?pez-Alves and Diane E. Johnson * PART I: THE UNCERTAINTIES OF LIBERALISM AND NEOLIBERALISM ?* Victorian Globalization in Microcosm: The Rise and Fall of Jabez Spencer Balfour - David Rock * Uncertainty, the Construction of the Future, and the Divorce between Citizens and the State - Fernando L?pez-Alves * Isomorphic Neoliberalism and the Creation of Inevitability - Miguel ?ngel Centeno * Can the Backlash against Globalization Be Contained? - Benjamin J. Cohen * PART II:??UNCERTAIN RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY ?* Globalization and Public Policy in the Americas: Are We Heading toward Convergence? - Diane E. Johnson * Development Assistance, the Environment, and Stakeholder Participation: Toward a New Conditionality? - Jonathan Rosenberg * PART III:? UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS * Globalization and the Modern Conception of Human Rights - Steven Cassedy * Generating Uncertainty: Globalized Punishment and Crime - Thomas Siemsen * Conclusions - Diane E. Johnson& Fernando L?pezAlves

In this timely collection, L?pez-Alves and Johnson bring together a seasoned team of sociologists, political scientists, historians, and linguists to explore the multiple impacts and consequences of uncertainty as one of the most noticeable aspects of globalization in Latin America today. The varied chapters show that uncertainty has not been eliminated as globalization has proceeded, but rather extends well beyond concerns about the future of the economy and is now shal³°