Latin American Responses to Globalization in the 21st Century

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-15
Latin America’s Political and Economic Responses to the Process of Globalization....Pages 16-35
Energy Policy and Twenty-First Century Globalization: The Responses of Brazil and Venezuela, and Opportunities for Renewable Energy Development in the Americas....Pages 36-57
Remittances and Social Development: The Latin American Experience....Pages 58-75
Globalization and the Formation of the Political Left in Latin America....Pages 76-95
Global Discourses, Local Meanings: Indigenous and Nationalistic Responses to Neoliberal Globalization in Bolivia....Pages 96-114
Between God and the State: Globalization and Human Insecurity in Latin America....Pages 115-133
Unintended Exports: The Globalization of the Mara Salvatrucha....Pages 134-148
Globalization, Transition, and Insecurity in Mexico....Pages 149-170
New Patterns of Violence in Latin America....Pages 171-187
Latin American and European Relations in an Age of Uncertainty and Opportunity....Pages 188-206
China and Latin America: What Sort of Future?....Pages 207-230
South-South Relations in Brazil’s Response to the Challenges of Globalization....Pages 231-252
Conclusions: Latin America and Globalization—Challenges, Responses, and Perspectives in the Twenty-First Century....Pages 253-262
Back Matter....Pages 263-267