Latin America and Global Capitalism: A Critical Globalization Perspective (Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization) 1st Edition

I highly recommend this book for both those interested in Latin America in general, or those studying processes of our global political economy and who wish to understand the social conflicts that undergird our world. Ben Terrall wrote a brief review of this book for the San Francisco Bay Guardian (2009) which I will quote here: "Robinson uses research from years of on-the-ground work, and sifts through rafts of data to map out how neoliberal trade agreements and other mechanisms for greasing the machine of global commerce have increased profits for global elites while deeply disrupting traditional patterns of life and balance with the natural world." He adds "In addition to these new agro-exports, Latin America and Global Capitalism analyzes the spread of maquiladoras, the transnational tourist industry, exported labor, and remittances from abroad sent home. Robinson makes no bones about being a politically engaged academic, or of shaping his thorough, rigorous work with the intent of it being useful for popular progressive struggles."

Fácil de leer y completo. Mucha información. Una buena crítica al sistema capitalista, aplicado en América Latina.

If you're looking for a rigorously analysis of Latin America as it is today, one that's readable and thorough, look no further. A "committed" perspective that doesn't shy away from the hard questions, and puts the processes of the past decade or so in Latin America in their global context, Robinson's phenomenal work will certainly become a landmark in the study of the region.

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