The course examines the principal phases of growth in Latin America since 1900, exploring economic structures, social outcomes and the political arrangements associated with distinct 'development ...

In Latin America, there is a great political variety. Consider two neighbors in Central America: Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The former has long been a model of democracy, pretty much; the latter is ...

This course will focus on the nature of political systems in Latin America—dictatorship, democracy, and combinations thereof. What accounts for transitions from one system to another? How durable is ...