Joel C. Edelstein, Professor Emeritus

Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-Riverside, 1975

Areas of Interest:

Political Economies of Rich and Poor Nations, Market Reforms in State Socialist Societies, The Third World in Relation to Economic Development, G-8 Summit and its Alternatives, Quality of Life in Relation to Globalization, United States Policy in Latin America.

Teaching

• Global Political Economy: Rich Nations
• Global Political Economy: Poor Nations
• Sweden as a Socio-Economic Model
• Politics of Privitization
• Introduction to Latin American Society

Select Publications

Edelstein, Joel (1995) The Future of Democracy in Cuba, Latin American Perspectives.  Issue 86, Volume 22, Number 4. Fall. pp 7-26; and Rejoinder, pp. 39-42.

Edelstein, Joel (1994) Chapter 6: Nonviolence and the 1989 Revolution in Eastern Europe. In: Wehr, P., Burgess, H. and Burgess, G. (eds.). Justice Without Violence Boulder: Lynne Reinner Publishers.

Edelstein, Joel (1990) Chapter 4: Internal Structure of the Sandinista State.  In:  Snarr N. and Associates (ed.) Sandinista Nicaragua: An Annotated Bibliography with Analytical Introductions. Part 2: Economy, Politics and Foreign Policy (pp. 63-96).  Ann Arbor: Pierian Press.

Edelstein, Joel (1989) Conclusion: In: Van Ness P. (ed.) Market Reform in State Socialist Societies: China and Hungary Compared. Boulder: Lynne Reinner Publishers (pp. 306-312.

Edelstein, Joel (1987) Nicaragua's Struggle Seen from Diverse Viewpoints.  In:  Latin American Perspectives Volume 14, No. 1, pp. 117-125.  (Winter).

Edlestein, Joel (1986) Latin America: Capitalist and Socialist Perspecives of Development and Underdevelopment (with R. Chilcote). London: Westview Press.