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Streng, Jurjen (2020)

The Economics of Regime Legitimacyand Responses to Globalization:The Case of Latin America

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)

The decreased importance of the state, increased financialization, and growing power of multinationalcorporations have led to a shift of the responsibilities of the state, and a subsequent change in the way in which different regimes legitimize their rule. The responsibilities of a regime, and the legitimacy it has are closely related in this regard. The research question that this thesis will aim to answer then is the following: "what is the influence of a regimes source of legitimacy on the responsibilities is has and the attitude the regime adopts vis-à-vis globalisation? For this purpose various theories on globalisation have been brought together in a theoretical model. This model is also tested and applied on Latin America in order to assess the relevance and applicability on non western economies.

Globalisation

Regime type

Latin America

Legitimacy

Responsibility

Author

Streng, Jurjen

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Global Political Economy

Supervisors

Valdivia Rivera, Soledad

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en