TY - BOOK AU - Reid,Michael TI - FORGOTTEM CONTINENT: a history of the new Latin America SN - 9780300224658 U1 - 980 PY - 2017////01/01 CY - London PB - Yale University Press KW - Democracy KW - HISTORY / Latin America KW - HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations KW - Economic history KW - Politics and government KW - GDP Per Capita 1820-2010, By Region KW - Latin America Economic Growth 1980-2016 KW - Latin America Inflation KW - Latin America Poverty 1980-2016 KW - Latin AmericaInequality, By Region KW - Socio Economic Factors KW - Growth Of Per Capita GDP By Region KW - The Democratic Wave KW - Latin America KW - History KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - 1980- KW - Economic conditions KW - 1982- KW - gtt N1 - Original hardback edition published 2007; Includes bibliographical references (pages 396-407) and index; The forgotten continent --; The Latin American conundrum --; The seed of democracy in the land of the caudillo --; Cold War and revolution --; Failed reformers, debt-ridden dictators --; From the Washington consensus to the commodity boom--and bust --; The Venezuelan disaster --; The stumbles of reformers --; Changing societies --; The defective state --; The stubborn resilience of flawed democracies --; The loneliness of Latin America --; So near and yet so far N2 - "Ten years after its first publication, Michael Reid's best-selling survey of the state of contemporary Latin America has been wholly updated to reflect the new realities of the "Forgotten Continent." The former Americas editor for the Economist, Reid suggests that much of Central and South America, though less poor, less unequal, and better educated than before, faces harder economic times now that the commodities boom of the 2000s is over. His revised, in-depth account of the region reveals dynamic societies more concerned about corruption and climate change, the uncertainties of a Donald Trump-led United States, and a political cycle that, in many cases, is turning from left-wing populism to center-right governments. This essential new edition provides important insights into the sweeping changes that have occurred in Latin America in recent years and indicates priorities for the future"-- ER -