Transforming Labor-Based Parties in Latin America: Argentine Peronism in Comparative Perspective (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521016971)

This volume explains why some contemporary Latin American labor-based parties adapted successfully to the challenges of neoliberalism and working class decline. It argues that loosely structured party organizations tend to be more flexible than the bureaucratic structures found in most labor-based parties. The argument is illustrated through an analysis of the Argentine (Peronist) Justicialista Party (PJ). The book shows how PJ's fluid internal structure allowed it to adapt and transform itself from a union-dominated populist party into a vehicle for carrying out radical market-oriented economic reforms.

Author: Steven Levitsky
ISBN-10: 0521016975
ISBN-13: 9780521016971
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/20/2003
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.54h x 5.74w x 0.70d