Global Capitalism, Democracy, and Civil-Military Relations in ColombiaState University of New York Press, 1 feb 2012 - 202 pagine Through the lens of global capitalism theory, William Avilés examines democratization and civil-military relations in Colombia to explain how social and international forces led to the ostensibly contradictory outcome of democratic and economic reform coinciding with political repression. Focusing on the administrations in power from 1990 to the present, Avilés argues that the reduction in the institutional powers of the military within the state reflected changes in the structure of the global economy, the emergence of globalizing technocrats and politicians, and shifts in U.S. foreign policy strategies toward "democracy promotion." These same factors explain Colombia's establishment of a low-intensity democracy—a structure of elite rule in which the strategies of coercion (state and para-state repression) and consensus (competitive elections, civilian control over the military) maintain control and legitimacy. In the age of capitalist globalization, a low-intensity democracy is most concomitant with neoliberalism, establishing the political and economic environment most suitable to the investments of transnational corporations. |
Sommario
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1 Globalization State Theoryand CivilMilitary Relations | 7 |
A Historical Context | 25 |
3 CivilMilitary Relations and the Reform of LowIntensity Democracy | 51 |
4 The Preservation of Civilian Authority in the Samper Administration | 71 |
5 Military Impunity and Symbolic Reform | 89 |
6 Parastate Repression and Civilian Tolerance | 105 |
The Pastrana and Uribe Administrations | 123 |
Conclusion | 141 |
Notes | 149 |
References | 165 |
Index | 186 |
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Global Capitalism, Democracy, and Civil-Military Relations in Colombia William Avil?s Anteprima limitata - 2007 |
Global Capitalism, Democracy, and Civil-Military Relations in Colombia William Aviles Anteprima non disponibile - 2006 |
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