José Nun

In this accessible and engaging book, Josz Nun provides a comprehensive analysis of the theory and practice of democracy from ancient Greece to contemporary Latin America. The author's authoritative historical and comparative discussion of democracy is combined with his own evaluation of the conditions and possibilities for the development of genuinely democratic societies in our time throughout the world. All readers will benefit from Nun's insightful distinction between two visions of democracy-government of the people or government of the politicians-and their profound consequences. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Government of the People Or Government of the Politicians?

Democracy

John Williamson

Celso Furtado

Edgar J. Dosman

Gert Rosenthal

Enrique V. Iglesias

Joseph L. Love

David H. Pollock

Colin I. Bradford

Oscar Godoy Arcaya

Hans Singer

Dragoslav Avramovic

Antonio Casas González

Gerald K. Helleiner

This volume honors Raúl Prebisch's contributions to economic thought and uses his 1970 report Change and Development: Latin America's Great Task as a point of departure for analyzing trends in the region in the 1970s and 1980s. This volume comprises a collection of the papers presented at the seminar "Latin American Thought: Past, Present and Future," convened by the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. on November 14 and 15, 1991. Several factors influenced the selection of both the topic and the institution that hosted this seminar.

The Legacy of Raúl Prebisch

José Nun

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