D. Johnson & F. López-Alves 
Globalization and Uncertainty in Latin America 

This balanced and innovative collection uses different methodologies to approach the common theme of a region transformed in recent years by neoliberalism. Most of the contributors suggest that Latin America is experiencing rapid and unexpected change: its future looks much different than ever predicted, with high levels of uncertainty resulting in counterintuitive and, at times, innovative political outcomes.

Table of Content

Introduction: Globalization and Uncertainty in Latin America – Fernando López-Alves and Diane E. Johnson * PART I: THE UNCERTAINTIES OF LIBERALISM AND NEOLIBERALISM * Victorian Globalization in Microcosm: The Rise and Fall of Jabez Spencer Balfour – David Rock * Uncertainty, the Construction of the Future, and the Divorce between Citizens and the State – Fernando López-Alves * Isomorphic Neoliberalism and the Creation of Inevitability – Miguel Ángel Centeno * Can the Backlash against Globalization Be Contained? – Benjamin J. Cohen * PART II: UNCERTAIN RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY * Globalization and Public Policy in the Americas: Are We Heading toward Convergence? – Diane E. Johnson * Development Assistance, the Environment, and Stakeholder Participation: Toward a New Conditionality? – Jonathan Rosenberg * PART III: UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS * Globalization and the Modern Conception of Human Rights – Steven Cassedy * Generating Uncertainty: Globalized Punishment and Crime – Thomas Siemsen * Conclusions – Diane E. Johnson& Fernando López–Alves

About the author

Fernando López–Alves is Professor of Sociology and Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Diane E. Johnson is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lebanon Valley College.