CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vi
3. Introduction ix
4. CHAPTER ONE. Latin Politics, Global Media 1
5. CHAPTER TWO. Transforming Television in Argentina: Market Development and Policy Reform in the 1990s 22
6. CHAPTER THREE. Mass Media in Brazil: Modernization to Prevent Change 38
7. CHAPTER FOUR. The Triumph of the Media Elite in Postwar Central America 47
8. CHAPTER FIVE. The Reform of National Television in Chile 69
9. CHAPTER SIX. The Colombian Media: Modes and Perspective in Television 89
10. CHAPTER SEVEN. Mexico: The Fox Factor 107
11. CHAPTER EIGHT. Mexico and Brazil: The Aging Dynasties 123
12. CHAPTER NINE. The Transitional Labyrinth in an Emerging Democracy: Broadcasting Policies in Paraguay 137
13. CHAPTER TEN. Peruvian Media in the 1990s: From Deregulation to Reorganization 153
14. CHAPTER ELEVEN. Television and the New Uruguayan State 164
15. CHAPTER TWELVE. Venezuela and the Media: The New Paradigm 176
16. References 187
17. Contributors 197
18. Index 201