Assignment task:
What events triggered Latin America's transition to democracy? Why was neoliberalism implemented "by surprise"? Please cite at least two of the following readings.
Relevant Terms, Concepts, Historical Figures & Events: Democracy's third wave; Different pathways to democracy (e.g., Argentina, Colombia, Panama, and El Salvador); Washington Consensus and free-market (neoliberal) policies; Shock doctrine; Poverty and inequality as structural problems; Party system institutionalization; Latin America's bright stars (e.g., Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay); Democratic backsliding (e.g., Peru, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela). 13 of 19
Assigned Readings:
Reid, Michael. Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017), 133-164. Edwards, Sebastian. Left Behind. Latin America and the False Promise of Populism (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2010), 71-100.