Developmental Tension and Political Instability
Testing Some Hypotheses Concerning Latin America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3916280 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alaor S Passos (University of Essex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 70-86 |
| Publication date | 1968-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002234336800500105 |
| OpenAlex | W2056785861 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Based on census-type data, this article attempts to relate political instability to some social and economic development variables. Starting with some theoretical premises set forth by the sociology of development, it elaborates and tests a system of hypotheses, whose main lines point to the existence ofa vicious circle of political instability in Latin America. Besides poilitical instability, it considers the following variables: percentage of military expenditures; rates of economic growth; social structure; and social indecision. Discussing some lines of policy implication, it arrives at the conclusion that the best way of breaking the vicious circle of political instability would be a resolute policy of development, which should include three elements : 1 ) opening new opportunities for social mobility; 2) decreasing the expenditure for military purposes; and 3) diversifying the roles of the military, by using them for purposes of development
Economics · Instability · Latin Americans · Macroeconomics · Mechanics · Point (geometry) · Political instability · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Virtuous circle and vicious circle · Economic Theory and Policy · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1969 - 1989 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |