Edward Epstein is professor of political science at the University of Utah.David Pion-Berlin is professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside.

• Part 1 IntroductionChapter 2 The Crisis of 2001 and Argentine DemocracyPart 3 Causes of the CrisisChapter 4 The Democratic Process in ArgentinaChapter 5 Police, Politics, and Society in the Province of Buenos AiresChapter 6 The Costs of the Convertability Plan: The Economic and Social Consequences of Financial HegemonyPart 7 Citizen ResponsesChapter 8 The Piquetero Movement in Greater Buenos Aires: Political Protests by the Unemployed Poor During the CrisisChapter 9 Political Mobilization in Neighborhood Assemblies: The Cases of Villa Crespo and PalermoChapter 10 Middle Class Use of Barter Clubs: A Real Alternative or Just Survival?Part 11 The Forces of Order During the CrisisChapter 12 Crisis, Democracy, and the Military in ArgentinaChapter 13 The Gendermarie's Response to Social Protest in ArgentinaPart 14 State and Foreign ResponsesChapter 15 In the Name of the People: The Possibilities and Limits of a Government Relying on Public OpinionChapter 16 The Argentine Political Crisis and Necessary Institutional ReformChapter 17 Will Foreign Allies Help? Argentina's Relationship with Brazil and the United States

This book represents the first comprehensive account of Argentina's grave 2001 crisis. Epstein and Pion-Berlin have brought together an impressive group of scholars to provide a path-breaking analysis of the origins and dynamics of the crisis, as well as the survival of Argentina's democracy. This book should be read by anyone seeking an authoritative analysis of the behavior of social actors as they respond to political and economic crises. In addition, the insights that this book provides into the role of the police and the military in the face of social protest in a democracy in crisis are exceptional.

Edward Epstein is professor of political science at the University of Utah.David Pion-Berlin is professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside.

• Part 1 IntroductionChapter 2 The Crisis of 2001 and Argentine DemocracyPart 3 Causes of the CrisisChapter 4 The Democratic Process in ArgentinaChapter 5 Police, Politics, and Society in the Province of Buenos AiresChapter 6 The Costs of the Convertability Plan: The Economic and Social Consequences of Financial HegemonyPart 7 Citizen ResponsesChapter 8 The Piquetero Movement in Greater Buenos Aires: Political Protests by the Unemployed Poor During the CrisisChapter 9 Political Mobilization in Neighborhood Assemblies: The Cases of Villa Crespo and PalermoChapter 10 Middle Class Use of Barter Clubs: A Real Alternative or Just Survival?Part 11 The Forces of Order During the CrisisChapter 12 Crisis, Democracy, and the Military in ArgentinaChapter 13 The Gendermarie's Response to Social Protest in ArgentinaPart 14 State and Foreign ResponsesChapter 15 In the Name of the People: The Possibilities and Limits of a Government Relying on Public OpinionChapter 16 The Argentine Political Crisis and Necessary Institutional ReformChapter 17 Will Foreign Allies Help? Argentina's Relationship with Brazil and the United States

This book represents the first comprehensive account of Argentina's grave 2001 crisis. Epstein and Pion-Berlin have brought together an impressive group of scholars to provide a path-breaking analysis of the origins and dynamics of the crisis, as well as the survival of Argentina's democracy. This book should be read by anyone seeking an authoritative analysis of the behavior of social actors as they respond to political and economic crises. In addition, the insights that this book provides into the role of the police and the military in the face of social protest in a democracy in crisis are exceptional.

Edward Epstein is professor of political science at the University of Utah.David Pion-Berlin is professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside.

• Part 1 IntroductionChapter 2 The Crisis of 2001 and Argentine DemocracyPart 3 Causes of the CrisisChapter 4 The Democratic Process in ArgentinaChapter 5 Police, Politics, and Society in the Province of Buenos AiresChapter 6 The Costs of the Convertability Plan: The Economic and Social Consequences of Financial HegemonyPart 7 Citizen ResponsesChapter 8 The Piquetero Movement in Greater Buenos Aires: Political Protests by the Unemployed Poor During the CrisisChapter 9 Political Mobilization in Neighborhood Assemblies: The Cases of Villa Crespo and PalermoChapter 10 Middle Class Use of Barter Clubs: A Real Alternative or Just Survival?Part 11 The Forces of Order During the CrisisChapter 12 Crisis, Democracy, and the Military in ArgentinaChapter 13 The Gendermarie's Response to Social Protest in ArgentinaPart 14 State and Foreign ResponsesChapter 15 In the Name of the People: The Possibilities and Limits of a Government Relying on Public OpinionChapter 16 The Argentine Political Crisis and Necessary Institutional ReformChapter 17 Will Foreign Allies Help? Argentina's Relationship with Brazil and the United States

This book represents the first comprehensive account of Argentina's grave 2001 crisis. Epstein and Pion-Berlin have brought together an impressive group of scholars to provide a path-breaking analysis of the origins and dynamics of the crisis, as well as the survival of Argentina's democracy. This book should be read by anyone seeking an authoritative analysis of the behavior of social actors as they respond to political and economic crises. In addition, the insights that this book provides into the role of the police and the military in the face of social protest in a democracy in crisis are exceptional.