Globalization on the Ground
Postbellum Guatemalan Democracy and Development
Contributions by John A. Booth, Stephen G. Bunker, Christopher Chase-Dunn, A Douglas Kincaid, Susan Manning, Alejandro Portes, Julia Richards, Michael Richards, William I. Robinson, Gert Rosenthal, José Serech, Edelberto Torres, Kay B. Warren Edited by Christopher Chase-Dunn, Nelson Amaro, Susanne Jonas
Publication date:
25 April 2001Length of book:
264 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersDimensions:
228x148mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9780742508675
This book presents research, analysis, and reflections on the major issues of Guatemalan development and democracy: the role of the military, the involvement of Mayan communities in national development, the possible emergence of more inclusive political institutions and the roles of international forces and agencies in Guatemalan social change. The chapters in this book are written by some of the most prominent scholars and public policy experts from Guatemala and the United States.
Globalization on the Ground brings together the thinking of a group of concerned scholars on the problems of the development of democracy in the post-civil war era. Four of the contributors are Guatemalans with long records of understanding the dynamics of their country, and the remainder are North Americans, most of whom are longtime observers. The authors pose questions and issues that speak to the difficulties currently confronting Guatemala.