Effects of Economic Liberalization

This week’s readings focus on the economic liberalization that came along with transition from autocracy to democracy in the form of neoliberal reforms, and the implication that these reforms caused. Smith compares and contrast various aspects of both democratic and…

International Contexts

This week’s chapter on international influence on Latin American Democracy ties in interestingly with Schoultz’s article. The article discusses at length the positive correlation between US Aid given to Latin American countries and human rights violations happening in those countries….

Week 3 The Military

In chapter 3 of Smith’s Democracy in Latin America, we can see the varied involvement of the military in Latin American politics over the years. Interactions between the public and the military have changed their relationship, separating them further and…