本课程介绍拉丁美洲的政治经济改革。主题包含依赖理论、发展理论和官僚威权主义；委内瑞拉市场导向改革的政治结果；墨西哥披索危机；南半球的威权体制转型；军文关系；民主化的局限；拉丁美洲的政党及选举；宗教、政治动员和市民社会以及革命等议题。

This class explores the politics of economic reform in Latin America. Topics addressed include: Dependency, Development, and Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism; The Political Consequences of Market-Oriented Reform in Venezuela; The Mexican Peso Crisis; Transitions from Authoritarian Rule in the Southern Cone; Civil-Military Relations; Limits of Democratization; Parties and Elections in Latin America; Religion, Political Mobilization, and Civil Society; and Revolution.