Recorded April 11, 2005
Below is the original description of the event.
Latin America has experienced a profound economic transformation during the past three decades, with most countries in the region abandoning Import Substitution Industrialization in favor of “neoliberal” economic policies. Although the results of these policies vary considerably across the region, economic growth remains elusive. Prof. Magaloni will discuss the extent of support for neoliberal policies in Latin America using macroeconomic data and a region-wide survey on economic attitudes conducted in 1998.
Beatriz Magaloni is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. She recently finished a manuscript entitled Voting for Autocracy: The Politics of Hegemonic Party Survival and Demise soon to be released by Cambridge University Press. She has written numerous articles on the Mexican democratization, including many on voting behavior, political parties and the rule of law.