{"product_id":"chiles-shock-therapy-and-structural-adjustment-programs-in-latin-america-reforms-and-outcomes-same-but-different-a-review-9783668522800","title":"Chile's \"Shock Therapy\" and structural adjustment programs in Latin America. Reforms and outcomes: Same but different? A review","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sven Piechottka\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Grin Verlag\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Grin Verlag\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Politics - Region: Middle and South America, grade: 1,5, University of Potsdam (Chair for Political Science, Public Administration and Organization), course: Government and Governance in Developing Countries, language: English, abstract: In this short paper, I followed a comparative case study approach to explore the reforms and reform outcomes in four different Latin-American countries during the 1980s. I chose Chile as a successful example of structural adjustment politics and Bolivia, Peru and Argentina as deviating cases to evaluate different reform success. My findings supported a case-by-case evaluation. It turned out that orthodox structural adjustment policies were implemented differently in every country due to country-specific political, historical and institutional features as well as an altering relationship to international financing institutions. Generally, orthodox reforms seemed to back economic stabilization but not necessarily structural economic adjustment. A review of the current state of literature showed differing explanations for varying reform success. While some researchers attribute failure to heterodox deviation, others see a too orthodox course or suggest an explanation by inappropriate time and place for the reforms. Further research will be needed to clarify causalities. It is suggested to put a stronger focus on underlying context-dependent reform drivers and stumbling blocks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grin Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45568665518231,"sku":"9783668522800","price":2141.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783668522800.webp?v=1767136222","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/chiles-shock-therapy-and-structural-adjustment-programs-in-latin-america-reforms-and-outcomes-same-but-different-a-review-9783668522800","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}