Comparative Politics Test 2 - Developing Countries Flashcards
What are other terms for “Developing Country”?
Third World, LDCs “Less Developed Country”, GLobal South
What are the features of the Global South
A) Not Modern, Traditional
B) Most were colonized
What are the features of Development?
- Technical
- Economic
- Material Factors
- Institutional Complexity
What are the features of Modernization?
- Psychological shift in consciousness
- Growth of civil society - society as a whole should be transformed [individual and human rights]
- Division of labor [choice in lifestyle and labor]
What “school of thought” was attached to Modernization?
Modernization theory
When was the Modernization Theory developed?
1950s
When did Modernization Theory become relevant?
After decolonization and during the Cold War
What are the features of the Modernization Theory?
A. All countries move through the same economic stages [tradition –> modern]
B. Involved socio-economic and political changes, plus the “psychic shift” [new understanding of yourself and your responsibility in this world
C. The West was the model to follow
D. Internal/Domestic Process [Global forces were increasingly significant to shaping your destiny]
What is another term for “Dependency Theory”
World System Theory
What are some key factors of the Dependency Theory?
- International factors were the most important in determining development
- Capitalist system [modernist theory says we can all become capitalists, dependency theory claims that in a competitive system, we cannot all be winners]
- Structure the world economy in Global North and Global South [global south provides raw materials and cheap labor for industry, big corporations make the profits]
- Manifests itself in terms of nations [some countries win, some lose - wealthy capitalists align themselves with other wealthy capitalist institutions]
What is another term for dependence?
Neo-colonialism
What are restraints on Modernization & Development? [6]
- Population
- Cultural Factors
- values
- religion [spiritual vs. material]
- cultures are rejecting “modern” idea of capitalism and accumulation of stuff - Ethnic/Religious Conflict
- Military or Authoritarian Rule
- military regimes came into power to modernize countries- justified themselves as “modernizers” because can eradicate short-term corruption and ethnic conflict - Government
- persistence of kindship and clientelism [patron-client networks] - Geography
- land-locked countries [cannot produce trade
- tropics [climate matters]
What is Latin America known for saving the world?
Food: corn, potatoes, cassava
What was central to early luxury trade in Latin America?
Colonialism
What was the major crop in Latin America that established a mono-crop system?
Sugar
What three regions were involved in the Bermuda Trade Triangle?
Europe –> Africa –> Latin America
What are 4 characteristics of the Global South Regions?
- Early Independence from colonial rule
- Uniform culture/ethnicity [Catholicism, spanish-speaking]
- Early economic development [Argentina, Brazil, Chile - ABC countries with increasing prosperity]
- Long-term relations with the US
- Monroe Doctrine
- Banana Republic
ICEU
What are two significant symbols of US relations with Latin America throughout history?
- Monroe Doctrine 1823
2. Banana Republic
When was the Monroe Doctrine signed?
1823
What did the Monroe Doctrine establish?
Europeans are not to intervene with Latin American affairs - it became US territory
What was the Banana Republic?
They produced bananas for American consumption - Belize, Panama, Guatemala, Etc.
What was the major banana corporation in Latin America?
Chiquita
What was the historical political culture in Latin America?
Quasi-feudal: plantation system where plantation owners were wealthy “Hacienda”. Plantations were political, social and economic - became the center of political life. Outside of plantations, it was very challenging to make money.
What did the Latin American economies revolve around throughout history?
Plantations
What kind of economies did Latin America have?
Extractive economies - timber and minerals
What are the major current political and economic issues?
- Mass Democratic movements
2. Industrialization
What do current the mass democratic movements entail?
- A resistance against authoritarian rule
- Land reform: too much good land is under control of wealthy people who use it for cash-crop exports
Who has been involved in land reform in Latin America?
- democratic or revolutionary: peasants in latin America have strong left political culture
- Marxists have been involved
- Catholic Church has been involved as Liberation Theology
How has the Catholic Church been involved in the mass democratic movements throughout Latin America?
“Liberation Theology”: a particular brand of Catholic social activism
What major countries did Industrialization pervade?
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico - this happened because of the cheap pools of labor , government authoritarianism, and political instability in Asia drove investors to Latin America
What is the political culture of Latin America?
Deferential, Paternalistic
When did Spanish Colonization occur in Mexico?
16th Century
What kind of economy did Mexico have throughout its history?
Neo-Feudal system that was oriented around commerce with plantations and haciendas
What was the class system historically in Mexico?
Hierarchical; the merchant class didn’t exist. There was a political line between landowners and military. There were soldiers, priests, peasants.
What is a Mestizo?
Combined European and Native American descent
When did Mexico gain its independence from Spain and Portugal?
1821
When did Mexico have a major conflict with America?
1835-1848
When did Mexico experience internal turmoil?
1848-1877
What kinds of internal struggles did Mexico face?
Political turmoil with a struggle to modernize and industrialize.
When did Mexico struggle with dictatorship?
1877-1910
Who was the major dictator of the early 20th century in Mexico?
Porfirio Diaz
What did Porfirio Diaz do in Mexico?
He was known for using military to effectively stabilize the country. He didn’t establish a political party system, but he took Mexico and attempted to modernize and industrialize it/
When did Mexico revolutionize against Diaz?
1910-1920
When was Diaz ousted from Mexico?
1920
When did the State consolidate power in Mexico?
1920-1940
What Wars occurred between the State and the Church in Mexico?
Cristero Wars
What was the first major revolution against in Mexico?
The authoritarian regime to establish a modern regime
Who was the second major revolution against in Mexico?
Against the church
When was the Single Party System established?
1946
What was the first major political party in Mexico?
PRI [Industrial Revolutionary Party]
What became modern when the Single Party System was established?
the State and Party were modern institutions
What kind of culture existed in the PRI?
Patron-Client system
What was the “PRI base”?
A 3-legged stool:
- Peasants
- Workers
- Government bureaucrats
What is a Caudillo?
a “strong” man
What is the political culture of Mexico?
Paternalistic, Authoritarian
How long was the PRI in power?
70 years
What kind of revolution has occurred within the past 2 decades in Mexico?
a “silent revolution”
What 2 new political parties have risen in the past 2 decades in mexico?
PAN [National Action Party]
PRD [Party of the Democratic Revolution]
What is the current conservative political party in Mexico?
PAN
What is the current socialist party in Mexico?
PRD
When did PAN have the majority in legislature in Mexico?
1997
When did PAN win the presidency in Mexico?
2000
Who was the first PAN president?
Vincente Fox
What is the governmental system in Mexico?
Federal System
How many States in Mexico?
31