This seminar is designed to explore the interaction between markets and democracy in Latin America in relationship to broader theoretical and substantive debates in the field of comparative politics. The first portion of the seminar will address competing theoretical perspectives on the interaction between markets and democratic institutions. In the second part, we will focus on the relationship between economic performance and politics with emphasis on democratic transitions, regime sustainability, and the political economy of protest and revolt. During the final portion of the seminar, we will explore the impact of democratic political institutions with particular reference to the process of policy making, the role of the state, the politics of market-oriented reform, and the relationships linking interests, elections, and representative institutions with economic policy choice. The seminar is designed to expose students to a broad array of theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, and substantive debates as well as to serve as a forum for in-depth reading and research on specialized topics.
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