Technocracy and Democracy in Latin America

Technocracy and Democracy in Latin America
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9781107059870
ISBN-13 : 1107059879
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Book Synopsis Technocracy and Democracy in Latin America by : Eduardo Dargent

Download or read book Technocracy and Democracy in Latin America written by Eduardo Dargent and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praised by some as islands of efficiency in a sea of unprofessional, politicized, and corrupt states, and criticized by others for removing wide areas of policy making from the democratic arena, technocrats have become prominent and controversial actors in Latin American politics. Through an in-depth analysis of economic and health policy in Colombia from 1958 to 2011 and in Peru from 1980 to 2011, Technocracy and Democracy in Latin America explains the source of these experts' power as well as the leverage they have across state policy sectors in Latin America.


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