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OverviewIn 2004, the United States, five Central American countries, and the Dominican Republic signed the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), signaling the region's commitment to a neoliberal economic model. For many, however, neoliberalism had lost its luster as the new century dawned, and resistance movements began to gather force. Contesting Trade in Central America is the first book-length study of the debate over CAFTA, tracing the agreement's drafting, its passage, and its aftermath across Central America. Rose J. Spalding draws on nearly two hundred interviews with representatives from government, business, civil society, and social movements to analyze the relationship between the advance of free market reform in Central America and the parallel rise of resistance movements. She views this dynamic through the lens of Karl Polanyi's ""double movement"" theory, which posits that significant shifts toward market economics will trigger oppositional, self-protective social countermovements. Examining the negotiations, political dynamics, and agents involved in the passage of CAFTA in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, Spalding argues that CAFTA served as a high-profile symbol against which Central American oppositions could rally. Ultimately, she writes, post-neoliberal reform ""involves not just the design of appropriate policy mixes and sequences, but also the hard work of building sustainable and inclusive political coalitions, ones that prioritize the quality of social bonds over raw economic freedom."" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rose J. SpaldingPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.426kg ISBN: 9781477307649ISBN 10: 1477307648 Pages: 350 Publication Date: 01 April 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Acronyms and Initialisms Acknowledgments Introduction, Overview, and Methods Chapter 1. The March to Market Reform in Central America Chapter 2. Rule Makers and Rule Takers: Negotiating CAFTA Chapter 3. Resistance: Competing Voices Chapter 4. Ratification Politics: In the Chamber and in the Street Chapter 5. After CAFTA: Antimining Movements, Investment Disputes, and New Organizational Territory Chapter 6. Electoral Challenges and Transitions Chapter 7. Post-Neoliberalism and Alternative Approaches to Change Appendix A. Note on Interview Methodology Appendix B. Presidential Election Results, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, 1978–2011 Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationRose J. Spalding is Professor of Political Science at DePaul University. Her previous books include Capitalists and Revolution in Nicaragua and The Political Economy of Revolutionary Nicaragua. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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