O Novo Autoritarismo Na America Latina (The New Authoritarianism in Latin America)

English Abstract: The “bureaucratic-authoritarian model” was one of the most important attempts to explain the emergence of authoritarian regimes in Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s, giving special attention to the connection between their emergence and problems of economic development. This model sparked great interest and considerable debate — a debate that remains salient today in the new century, given recent anti-democratic developments in some Latin American countries. Building on this debate, a group of leading economists, political scientists, and sociologists was brought together to assess the adequacy of the model and suggest directions for its reformulation. This volume is the product of their discussions over a period of three years and represents an important advance in the critique and refinement of ideas about political development. Part 1 provides an overview of the issues of social science analysis raised by the recent emergence of authoritarianism in Latin America and contains chapters by David Collier and Fernando Henrique Cardoso. The chapters in Part 2 address the problem of explaining the rise of bureaucratic authoritarianism and are written by Albert Hirschman, Jose Serra, Robert Kaufman, and Julio Cotler. In Part 3 Guillermo O'Donnell, James Kurth, and David Collier discuss the likely future patters of change in bureaucratic authoritarianism, opportunities for extending the analysis to Europe, and priorities for future research. The book includes a glossary and an extensive bibliography