The Inclusionary Turn in Latin American Democracies

Latin American states have taken steps toward greater inclusion during the late twentieth and early twenty-first Centuries, with official recognition of historically excluded groups, access to policymaking, and resource redistribution being key dimensions. This volume explores how factors such as partisanship, electoral clientelism, constitutional design, state capacity, social protest, populism, commodity rents, international diffusion, and historical legacies have encouraged or inhibited inclusionary reform.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 585 pages
Publication date: 30 December 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Latin American countries made significant strides towards greater inclusion during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This volume, brought together by an accomplished group of scholars, examines this shift by introducing three dimensions of inclusion: official recognition of historically excluded groups, access to policymaking, and resource redistribution. Tracing the movement along these dimensions since the 1990s, the editors argue that the endurance of democratic politics, combined with longstanding social inequalities, creates the impetus for inclusionary reforms.

Diverse chapters explore how factors such as the role of partisanship and electoral clientelism, constitutional design, state capacity, social protest, populism, commodity rents, international diffusion, and historical legacies encouraged or inhibited inclusionary reform during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Featuring original empirical evidence and a strong theoretical framework, the book considers cross-national variation, delves into the surprising paradoxes of inclusion, and identifies the obstacles hindering further fundamental change.

Weight: 886g
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 45 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108816182
Edition number: New ed