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The Andes in focus : security, democracy, & economic reform / edited by Russell Crandall, Guadalupe Paz, Riordan Roett. - Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005. - viii, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-215) and index.

Introduction : the pursuit of stability in the Andes / Russell Crandall -- Colombia : staving off partial collapse / Julia E. Sweig and Michael M. McCarthy -- Bolivia : democracy under pressure / Ramiro Orias Arredondo -- Peru : the trauma of postdemocratic consolidation / Ramiro Orias Arredondo -- Venezuela : revolutionary changes under Chavez / Juan Carlos Sainz Borgo -- Ecuador : democracy and economy in crisis / Fredy Rivera VeÌlez and Franklin RamiÌrez Gallegos -- U.S. policy in the Andes : commitments and commitment traps / Mark Eric Williams -- From drugs to security : a new U.S. policy toward Colombia / Russell Crandall -- Conclusion : the Andean crisis in context / Riordan Roett.

ISBN: 1588263312 (hardcover : alk. paper) 158826307X (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2004024460

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Andes Region--Politics and government.
Andes Region--Economic conditions.
United States--Relations--Andes Region.
Andes Region--Relations--United States.

LC Class. No.: F2212 / .A593 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 980.04