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During the last century, Latin American countries have had a tendency to adopt a socialist-style government. This region has viewed socialism as a way to overcome poverty, oppression, ignorance, racism, underdevelopment, and foreign domination. This book discusses the vision and reality of the century-long effort in Latin America to embrace socialism as a way to gain economic development and justice. The author's analysis covers a wide range of countries and decades. He concludes that whatever the variety of socialism attempted in Latin America, none has stood the test of time. By analyzing th ... More
Keywords: socialist, Latin America, socialism, economic development, justice
Print publication date: 2009 | Print ISBN-13: 9780813033099 |
Published to Florida Scholarship Online: September 2011 | DOI:10.5744/florida/9780813033099.001.0001 |
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