{"product_id":"technocracy-and-democracy-in-latin-america-the-experts-running-government-hardback-9781107059870","title":"Technocracy and Democracy in Latin America; The Experts Running Government (Hardback) 9781107059870","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTechnocracy and Democracy in Latin America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Experts Running Government\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExamines the source of technocrats' power as well as the leverage they have across state policy sectors in Latin America.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEduardo Dargent (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107059870, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 November 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages, 10 b\/w illus.  10 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Eduardo Dargent breaks with the dominant idea that technocrats are almost entirely subordinated to their political masters … a theoretically sophisticated and extremely well-documented work.' Patricio Silva, Universiteit Leiden\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePraised by some as islands of efficiency in a sea of unprofessional, politicized and corrupt states, and criticized by others for removing wide areas of policy making from the democratic arena, technocrats have become prominent and controversial actors in Latin American politics. Nonelected state officials with advanced educations from top universities, technocrats achieve considerable autonomy from political and economic actors and exert great influence over their countries' fates. This finding poses an intriguing paradox. These experts lack an independent base of authority, such as popular election, and the tenure enjoyed by professional bureaucrats. What, then, explains the power of technocrats in democratic Latin America? Why do they enjoy and maintain greater policy influence in some areas than in others? Through analysis of economic and health policy in Colombia from 1958 to 2011 and in Peru from 1980 to 2011, Technocracy and Democracy in Latin America answers these and other questions about experts in Latin America.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: technocracy under democracy\u003cbr\u003e 2. Technocrats in Latin American democracies: agents or actors?\u003cbr\u003e 3. A theory of technocratic autonomy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Economic technocrats in Colombia (1958–2011)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Economic technocrats in Peru (1980–3\u003cbr\u003e 1990–2011)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Health technocrats in Colombia (1966–70\u003cbr\u003e 1993–2013)\u003cbr\u003e 7. Health technocrats in Peru (1990–2002)\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion: technocratic autonomy, its limits, and democracy in Latin America.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Public administration [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Public administration\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Public%20administration%20%5BJPP%5D%22\"\u003eJPP\u003c\/a\u003e], Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005116338456,"sku":"9781107059870","price":85.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107059870i_15c25eb3-964f-4008-8b43-74a444d90572.jpg?v=1691361670","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/technocracy-and-democracy-in-latin-america-the-experts-running-government-hardback-9781107059870","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}