Agrarian elites and democracy in Latin America:

This groundbreaking book delves into the underexplored realm of agrarian elites and their relationship to democracy in Latin America. With a fresh perspective and new theory, it examines the strategies these elites use to gain an advantage in the democratic system. The book provides a detailed exami...

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Main Author: Fernández Milmanda, Belén (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2025
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:This groundbreaking book delves into the underexplored realm of agrarian elites and their relationship to democracy in Latin America. With a fresh perspective and new theory, it examines the strategies these elites use to gain an advantage in the democratic system. The book provides a detailed examination of when and how agrarian elites participate in the electoral arena to protect their interests, including a novel non-partisan electoral strategy. By providing a deeper understanding of how democratic institutions can be used to protect economic interests, this book adds to the ongoing debate on the relationship between economic elites, democracy, and redistribution. Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America is a must-read for anyone interested in politics, democracy, inequality, and economic power in the Global South
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Introduction -- A theory of agrarian elites' political participation -- Chile : agrarian elites and the rebuilding of the partisan right -- Brazil : landowners and their multi-party congressional caucus -- Argentina : the limits of non-electoral strategies -- Conclusions, extensions, and implications
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 257 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009553551
DOI:10.1017/9781009553551

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