Democracy in Latin America: political change in comparative perspective
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | xxxii, 383 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 9780190611347 |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
Tables, Figures, and Maps xi
Preface xv
Introduction: Dimensions of Democracy xvii
A Tale of Two Presidents xvii
Definitions of Democracy xxii
Elections xxiii
Rights xxvi
Overview: Focus and Themes xxvii
Interpretive Arguments xxviii
Analytical Perspectives xxx
Part I: Historical Perspectives, 1900—2000
1 Cycles of Electoral Democracy 3
Legacies of Independence 4
Cycles and Trends 6
Global and Comparative Perspectives 15
Democratic Dominoes? 16
Subregional Variations
and The Colossus of the North 17
Lessons Over Time: Earlier Experience 20
Democracy and Instability 22
2 Transitions and Continuities 29
Starting Points 30
Economic Requisites? 33
Social Forces 37
Cycle 1:1900-1939 39
Cycle 2: 1940-1977 41
Cycle 3:1978-2000 43
End Games and Elite Bargains 46
The Bargaining Process 47
Getting to Cases 50
Patterns of Change in Perspective 52
3 The Military: Heading for the Exits? 57
Forging Fatherlands 58
Patterns of Participation 61
Missions and Regimes 64
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viii / CONTENTS
Wars Against Subversion 67
The Democrats Dilemma: To Amnesty or Not? 73
Precedents from Argentina 75
Chilean Twists 79
Justice Undone in Guatemala 82
Modes of Interaction: The Armed Forces and Democracy 85
Has The Military Left? 88
4 Global Contexts, International Forces 92
Imperialism and Democracy 93
The Anticommunist Crusades 96
Stemming the Tides of Revolution 99
Displacing Inconvenient Democracies 101
Economic Crisis 104
Optimism and Uncertainty: The 1990s 106
U.S. Policies 107
International Organizations 111
Part II: The Electoral Arena
5 Presidents or Parliaments? 121
The Terms of Debate 121
Envisioning Alternatives 123
Pro-Parliamentary Arguments 126
Counterarguments 128
Semipresidentialism/Semiparliamentarism? 130
Attempts at Reform 130
Brazil: Voice of the Voters 131
Argentina: Calculating Political Odds 133
Chile: A Pact for Presidentialism 134
Why Not? 135
6 Institutional Designs 140
Executive Power 140
Means of Election 141
To Reelect or Not? 144
Sources of Power 146
The Legislative Branch 150
Electoral Systems and Rules of Representation 151
Reelection and Term Limits 156
Institutional Performance 157
Toppling Presidents? 160
Parties and Party Systems 162
A Measure of Party Systems 162
Party-Voter Linkages 164
Subnational Governments 170
Local-Level Democracy 170
Federalism and National Legislatures 174
7 Elections: Voters, Winners, Losers 179
Expanding the Electorate 180
Participation 182
CONTENTS / ix
Competitiveness 189
The Range of Choice 190
Legacies of Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism 191 , r
Effects of Military Populism 193
A Resurgence of the Left 197
Dilemmas of Democracy: Representation Versus Governance 203
Part III: Qualities of Democracy
8 State Capacity and Policy Performance 213
The Latin American State: Roles and Capacities 214
Democracy Versus Dictatorship: General Hypotheses 218
The Politics of Economic Growth 220
Social Impacts: Health and Education 224
The Problem of Poverty 226
Inequality and Income Distribution 233
9 The Politics of Social Equity 238
Losing Ground: The Working Class 239
Signs of Hard Times 241
Zero-Sum Politics 245
Women: Moving Up 245
Patterns of Participation 247
Political Representation 249
Positions and Policies 253
Gathering Strength: Indigenous Peoples 255
Bolivia: Party Politics 256
Ecuador: Strength in Social Movements 258
Guatemala: Civil War and Genocide 260
10 Illiberal Democracy 266
Gradations of Democracy 267
Freedom of the Press 268
Antidefamation Laws and Policies 272
Analytical Overview 274
The Uneven Rule of Law 276
The Roles of Courts 282
The Changing Content of Electoral Democracy 284
Pathways to Full Democracy 286
11 The People s Verdict 292
The Concept of Political Culture 293
Democracy in Principle 298
The Relevance of Social Class 300
The Meaning of Democracy 302
Democracy in Practice 303
Case Study: Insights from Argentina 305
Political Ideology 306
Trust in Institutions 308
Roots of Disenchantment 309
Activism and Protest 312
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Part IV: Democracy Considered
12 The Dialectic of Democracy 317
Findings in Review 318
Changing Shapes of Democracy 321
Democracy in the Era of Mass Politics 324
1940-1977: Dangers of Democracy 324
1978-Present: Democracy Made Safe 327
1998-Present: Democracy Turns Left 330
The Resilience of Electoral Democracy 332
Demise of the New Left? 333
Epilogue: The Future of Democracy 336
The International Environment 336
Economic Dimensions 339
The Crash of2007-2009 339
Political Developments 340
Democratic Tendencies 340
The Question of Consolidation 343
Deepening Democracy? 344
Survival, Institutionalization, and Legitimation 345
Alternative Scenarios 347
Standing Fast 348
Backsliding 348
Moving Ahead 348
Appendix i Classification of Electoral Regimes, 1900—2015 350
Appendix 2 Military Coups in Latin America, 1900-2015 357
Suggested Readings 359
Index 367
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