The Emergence of a Political Economy of the Possible

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The Emergence of a Political Economy of the
Possible
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Albert Hirschman

• Albert Hirschman (1915-)
• Political economist specialized in development
  with particular focus on Latin America (e.g. the
  economic reasons for the emergence of
  authoritarian regimes in the sixties and
  seventies and for the return to democratic forms
  of governance in the eighties).
• He has traced the contrast between "interests"
  and "passions" in the history of social thought
  from Machiavelli to Tocqueville.

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Zapatista Movement

• Zapatista Movement
• Southern Mexican armed group that launched a
  rebellion on January 1st, 1994, demanding
  indigenous rights and greater democracy, liberty,
  and justice

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Eschatological

• Eschatological
• Pertaining to eschatology, from Greek escatos
  (last) and logos (discourse), or the department
  of theological science concerned with the four
  last things death, judgment, heaven, and hell.

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References

• All definitions from
• Oxford English Dictionary (online)
• http//dictionary.oed.com
• And
• Encyclopædia Britannica Online (academic edition)
• http//search.eb.com/