Overview
- Provides an in-depth and broad study on the contemporary rural Latin America, particularly, Mexico and Venezuela
- Examines Latin American peasants and lower rural classes at the local, meso- and national levels
- Analyzes Mexico and Venezuela's relations with the political superpowers such as the US, the European Union and China
Part of the book series: Governance, Development, and Social Inclusion in Latin America (GDSILA)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Developmentalism
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides an in-depth and broad study on rural Latin America over a 60-year period. Using a case study approach of Mexico and Venezuela, peasants and lower rural classes are examined at the local, meso and national levels. Additionally, the study analyzes government policies, development, and leadership in each country. Latin America has tried to ride the waves of globalization, worldwide economic and environmental crises; the author examines Mexico and Venezuela's relations with the political hegemony of superpowers like the US, EU and China. The material will appeal to researchers, graduate students and policy makers in the fields of rural development, Latin American politics, and international relations.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Ray Watters is Emeritus Associate Professor at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. As a geographer/anthropologist he started his career studying shifting agriculture for the Food and Agriculture Organization in Venezuela, Mexico, and Peru. He has led projects for the United Nations and various governments of developing countries. Many of his studies involved geographic, historical, anthropological, and economic analyses, as well as village fieldwork on peasantry. Research projects he led resulted in ten major reports.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rural Latin America in Transition
Book Subtitle: Development and Change in Mexico and Venezuela
Authors: Ray Watters
Series Title: Governance, Development, and Social Inclusion in Latin America
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65033-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65032-2Published: 28 January 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65035-3Published: 28 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-65033-9Published: 27 January 2021
Series ISSN: 2569-1341
Series E-ISSN: 2569-1333
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 322
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, -3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Political Science, Development Studies