List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsPreface to the Tenth EditionPart 1: The Latin American Tradition and Process of DevelopmentIntroduction1. The Context of Latin American Politics2. A Brief History of Latin America3. State Institutions and Public Policy4. Actors, Interest Groups, and Political Parties5. The Political Economy of Latin America6. Latin America and the United States7. The Struggle for Democracy in Latin America,Part 2: The Political Systems of South America8. Argentina: The Economic Tango Continues9. Brazil: Polarization and Elite Rule10. Chile: From Democracy to Dictatorship and Back11. Colombia: Coping with Multiple Transitions12. Peru: Will Democracy Outlast Political Dysfunction?13. Venezuela: A Revolutionary Petrostate Under Stress14. Uruguay: An Early Democracy and Welfare State in South America15. Paraguay: Consolidation of Limited Democracy16. Bolivia: Between Reform and Revolution17. Ecuador: The Return of Neoliberal Ghosts with Pandemic WoesPart 3: The Political Systems of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean18. Mexico: Pluralism, Violence, and a Populist Backlash19. Cuba: Revolution in the Balance?20. Costa Rica: Tensions and Uncertainty in Latin America's Most Stable Democracy21. Nicaragua: The Resurgence of Authoritarian Rule22. El Salvador: Democracy in Peril?23. Guatemala: The Ongoing Struggle Against Corruption and Impunity24. Honduras: Inequality and Social Crisis25. Panama: Political Culture and the Struggle to Build Democracy26. The Dominican Republic: Democracy, Still a Work in Progress27. Haiti: Searching for Modern GovernanceIndex