ABOUT THIS BOOK

Since the mid-1960s it has been apparent that authoritarian regimes are not necessarily doomed to extinction as societies modernize and develop, but are potentially viable (if unpleasant) modes of organizing a society’s developmental efforts. This realization has spurred new interest among social scientists in the phenomenon of authoritarianism and one of its variants, corporatism.

The sixteen previously unpublished essays in this volume provide a focus for the discussion of authoritarianism and corporatism by clarifying various concepts, and by pointing to directions for future research utilizing them. The book is organized in four parts: a theoretical introduction; discussions of authoritarianism, corporatism, and the state; comparative and case studies; and conclusions and implications. The essays discuss authoritarianism and corporatism in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Now retired, James M. Malloy was professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of Bolivia: The Uncompleted Revolution and the co-editor, with Richard S. Thorn, of Beyond the Revolution: Bolivia Since 1952.

REVIEWS

“The issue at hand is not resolved, but the reader's theoretical and empirical knowledge is advanced. . . . The book deserves several careful readings by those interested in Latin America or in modern political economy. It is a provocative set of essays which will continue to encourage debate and the re-examination of what we think we know about Latin America.”
—The Americas

“The new literature with its emphasis on corporatism had its origins in modern Iberian and Latin American studies, and certainly the Malloy book represents the most ambitious and thorough study of the subject yet available. . . . It is a rich and diverse book with contributions by some of the leading young scholars in the field.”
—Polity

"The volume edited by James Malloy is an important contribution to this growing focus of research. . . . [T]he book is remarkably well edited and organized for a multi-authored work.”
—American Political Science Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Preface

I. Introduction

1. Authoritarianism and Corporatism in Latin America: The Modal Pattern

II Authoritarianism, Corporatism, and the State

2. The Politicized State in Latin America

3. Corporatism and the Question of the State

4. Back to Weber: Corporatism and Patriomonialism in the Seventies

III. Comparative and Case Studies

5. Corporatism, Clientelism, and Partisan Conflict: A Study of Seven Latin American Countries

6. The Politics of Economic Stabilization in Postwar Latin America

7. Mexican Business and Public Policy

8. Mexico's PRI: The Institutionalization of Corporatism?

9. Pluralist and Corporatist Dimensions of Interest Representation in Columbia

10. Corporatist Control for the Working Class: Authoritarian Brazil Since 1964

11. Corporate Strategies in the Dominican Republic: The Politics of Peasant Movements

12. The Politics of Authoritarianism in Spanish America

13. Bureaucratic Demand-Making and Clientelistic Participation in Peru

14. Authoritarinaism and Corporatism: The Case of Bolivia

IV. Conclusions and Implications

15. Who Does What, to Whom, and How: Toward a Comparative Analysis of Latin American Corporatism

16. Authoritarianism and Corporatism in Latin America: A Review Essay

Biographical Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

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