State and Nation Making in Latin America and Spain: Volume 3

'For years, scholars and pundits presumed that neoliberalism meant dismantling the modern state's involvement in economic and social affairs, and that Latin America was a laboratory for the global roll-back to free markets and civil society. The authors and editors of this book dispel that myth. They show how important the state was to the remaking of social relations. This volume is a major contribution to our understanding of the history of globalization.' Jeremy I. Adelman, Henry Charles Lea Professor of History, Princeton University
'This volume unites a stellar group of authors to produce the most comprehensive and detailed analysis of policy making in the Iberian world, across countries and sectors, during the neoliberal era.' Andreas Wimmer, Lieber Professor of Sociology and Political Philosophy, Columbia University
'This book is the best and most comprehensive investigation of the neoliberal state in Latin America. Its all-original essays show that neoliberalism hardly entailed the termination of state intervention. Rather, the neoliberal state used government planning, concentrated power, and technocratic isolation to liberalize trade and finance in support of export-led growth.' James Mahoney, Gordon Fulcher Professor in Decision-Making and Professor of Sociology and Political Science at Northwestern University