Preface to the Ninth Edition Part 1: The Latin American Tradition and Process of Development 1. The Context of Latin American Politics [Harvey F. Kline and Christine J. Wade] 2. A Brief History of Latin America [Harvey F. Kline and Christine J. Wade] 3. Actors, Interest Groups, and Political Parties [Harvey F.
Kline and Christine J. Wade] 4. State Institutions and Public Policy [Harvey F. Kline and Christine J. Wade] 5. The Political Economy of Latin America [Harvey F. Kline and Christine J. Wade] 6.
Latin America and the United States [Harvey F. Kline and Christine J. Wade] 7. The Struggle for Democracy in Latin America [Harvey F. Kline and Christine J. Wade] Part 2: The Political Systems of South America 8. Argentina: The Economic Tango Continues [Linda Chen] 9. Brazil: The Politics of Elite Rule [Britta H.
Crandall] 10. Chile: From Democracy to Dictatorship and Back [Peter M. Siavelis] 11. Colombia: Is Guerrilla Violence Near Its End? [Harvey F. Kline] 12. Peru: Overcoming the Authoritarian Legacy at Last? [Julio F. Carrion and David Scott Palmer] 13. Venezuela: Political Decay amid the Struggle for Regime Legitimacy [David J.
Myers] 14. Uruguay: Balancing Growth and Democracy [Martin Weinstein and Jorge Rebella] 15. Paraguay: The Uneven Trajectory [Sebastian A. Meyer] 16. Bolivia: Changes, Continuities, and Contradictions [Miguel Centellas] 17. Ecuador: Change and Continuity After Ten Years of New Left Revolution [Jennifer N. Collins] Part 3: The Political Systems of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean 18. Mexico: Democratization and Violence [Jose Luis Velasco] 19.
Cuba: Revolution in the Balance? [Juan M. del Aguila, Frank O. Mora, and Brian Fonseca] 20. Costa Rica [Mitchell A. Seligson] 21. Nicaragua: An Uncertain Future [Richard L. Millett] 22. El Salvador: Civil War to Uncivil Peace [Christine J.
Wade] 23. Guatemala: Breaking Free from the Past? [Michael E. Allison] 24. Honduras: Democracy in Peril [J. Mark Ruhl] 25. Panama: Political Culture and the Struggle to Build Democracy [Orlando J. Perez] 26. The Dominican Republic: Democracy, Still a Work in Progress [Lilian Bobea] 27.
Haiti: Searching for Democratic Governance [Georges A. Fauriol].