Freedom and Democracy or Hunger and Terror: Neoliberalism and Militarization in Latin America

Part of a special issue on the many faces of violence. The writer discusses the coexistence of neoliberalism, militarization, violence, and repression in Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico since 1990, challenging the notion that democracy is becoming a dominant feature of Latin America's political l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hristov, Jasmin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2005
In: Social justice
Year: 2005, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 89-114
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Human Rights
Democracy
Free Enterprise
Militarism
Latin America > Politics & government
Political Violence
Military policy
Neoliberalism
Latin America > Economic conditions
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Summary:Part of a special issue on the many faces of violence. The writer discusses the coexistence of neoliberalism, militarization, violence, and repression in Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico since 1990, challenging the notion that democracy is becoming a dominant feature of Latin America's political landscape. She shows how local expressions of global processes conceal class struggle and the pursuit of imperial interests, and she presents evidence of the human costs of the neoliberal agenda.