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Rural Progress, Rural Decay: Neoliberal Adjustment Policies and Local Initiatives

Rural Progress, Rural Decay: Neoliberal Adjustment Policies and Local Initiatives 380 Book Reviews / Comparative Sociology 6 (2007) 374–386 North, Liisa L. and John D. Cameron (eds.) , 2003, Rural Progress, Rural Decay: Neoliberal Adjustment Policies and Local Initiatives , Bloomfield, CT: Kumerian Press, 288 pp., ISBN-10: 156549170X, ISBN-13: 978-1565491700 (pb), $25.95. Rural Progress, Rural Decay is a much welcomed book on many fronts. While a number of social scientists have addressed the challenges of neo- liberalism for Latin American economic, political, and social lives, few have done so in such a methodical or systematic manner as the authors of this volume. Drawing from a political economy perspective, neoliberal policies (and particularly structural adjustment programs) are analyzed with an eye toward understanding how power structures impede or facili- tate the success of these policies. Of particular concern is an assessment of the relative strengths and weaknesses of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), national, provincial, and municipal governments, and global development bodies such as the World Bank and IMF. Although it is unclear from the title, the impressive movement across scales of power addressed in this volume is neatly contained by a number of case studies all focusing around Ecuador, a small Andean nation whose experience with neoliberal restructuring has been http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Comparative Sociology Brill

Rural Progress, Rural Decay: Neoliberal Adjustment Policies and Local Initiatives

Comparative Sociology , Volume 6 (3): 380 – Jan 1, 2007

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© 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1569-1322
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1569-1330
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10.1163/156913307X216547
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380 Book Reviews / Comparative Sociology 6 (2007) 374–386 North, Liisa L. and John D. Cameron (eds.) , 2003, Rural Progress, Rural Decay: Neoliberal Adjustment Policies and Local Initiatives , Bloomfield, CT: Kumerian Press, 288 pp., ISBN-10: 156549170X, ISBN-13: 978-1565491700 (pb), $25.95. Rural Progress, Rural Decay is a much welcomed book on many fronts. While a number of social scientists have addressed the challenges of neo- liberalism for Latin American economic, political, and social lives, few have done so in such a methodical or systematic manner as the authors of this volume. Drawing from a political economy perspective, neoliberal policies (and particularly structural adjustment programs) are analyzed with an eye toward understanding how power structures impede or facili- tate the success of these policies. Of particular concern is an assessment of the relative strengths and weaknesses of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), national, provincial, and municipal governments, and global development bodies such as the World Bank and IMF. Although it is unclear from the title, the impressive movement across scales of power addressed in this volume is neatly contained by a number of case studies all focusing around Ecuador, a small Andean nation whose experience with neoliberal restructuring has been

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Published: Jan 1, 2007

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