Politics in Latin America
A Catastrophe Theory Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6284483 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irma Adelman, Jairus M Hihn (Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Berkeley), Jairus Hihn (Agricultural & Applied Economics Association) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 592-620 |
| Publication date | 1982-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002782026004002 |
| OpenAlex | W2325237516 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article develops and tests a model of the socioeconomic origins of political change and development by means of an in-depth analysis of the contemporary political history of fifteen Latin American countries. The analysis uses the logical structure of catastrophe theory in order to incorporate the discontinuous changes that are so prevalent in political development. The model is used to determine some of the conditions for the emergence of political polarization, political instability, and authoritarian regimes. The conclusions are that catastrophe theory does provide a useful framework for analyzing political change in Third World countries and that to maintain a stable polyarchy requires a relatively specific combination of political participation, distribution of income, and levels of education
Authoritarianism · Catastrophe theory · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Latin Americans · Polarization (electrochemistry · Political change · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Economic Theory and Policy · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · World Systems and Global Transformations
Political Order in Changing Societies
Accumulation on a world scale
Size distribution of income
No Easy Choice
The New authoritarianism in Latin America
Freedom in the World
Choice and the Politics of Allocation
Industrial Modernization and Political Change
Catastrophe Theory and the Study of War
Conflict and Coercion in Dependent States
Economic Growth and Social Equity in Developing Countries
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1966 - 2014 (49) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |