TY - BOOK AU - Arredondo,Ramiro Orias AU - Borgo,Juan Carlos Sainz AU - Crandall,Russell AU - Gallegos,Franklin Ramírez AU - McCarthy,Michael M. AU - Paz,Guadalupe AU - Roett,Riordan AU - Sweig,Julia E. AU - Vélez,Fredy Rivera AU - Williams,Mark Eric TI - The Andes in Focus: Security, Democracy, and Economic Reform SN - 9781685857646 PY - 2022///] CY - Boulder : PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1 Introduction: The Pursuit of Stability in the Andes --; 2 Colombia: Staving Off Partial Collapse --; 3 Bolivia: Democracy Under Pressure --; 4 Peru: The Trauma of Postdemocratic Consolidation --; 5 Venezuela: Revolutionary Changes Under Chávez --; 6 Ecuador: Democracy and Economy in Crisis --; 7 U.S. Policy in the Andes: Commitments and Commitment Traps --; 8 From Drugs to Security: A New U.S. Policy Toward Colombia --; 9 Conclusion: The Andean Crisis in Context --; Acronyms --; Selected Bibliography --; The Contributors --; Index --; About the Book; restricted access N2 - How can a region roiled by political strife, civil war, illicit drug trafficking, and dismal economic performance achieve political stability and support economic growth? The Andes in Focus addresses this question with an in-depth look at the complex factors underlying the ongoing volatile situation. The authors offer detailed analyses of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, as well as examinations of US policies with regard to the Andes. The result is a detailed but accessible study of current political, economic, and security issues in a beleaguered region UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685857646 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685857646 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781685857646/original ER -