Technocracy and democracy in Latin America the experts running government
Praised by some as islands of efficiency in a sea of unprofessional, politicized and corrupt states, and criticized by others for removing wide areas of policy making from the democratic arena, technocrats have become prominent and controversial actors in Latin American politics. Nonelected state of...
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Cambridge University Press
2015
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : Technocracy under Democracy
- Technocrats in Latin American Democracies : Agents or Actors?
- A Theory of Technocratic Autonomy
- Economic Technocrats in Colombia (1958-2011)
- Economic Technocrats in Peru (1980-1983; 1990-2011)
- Health Technocrats in Colombia (1966-1970; 1993-2013)
- Health Technocrats in Peru (1990-2002)
- Conclusion : Technocratic Autonomy, its Limits, and Democracy in Latin America