This book explores both the possibilities and difficulties of establishing a stable democracy in Latin America. The author argues that, throughout the twentieth century, Latin American history has been marked by the search for responses or alternatives to the crisis of oligarchic rule and the strugg...

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1. Verfasser:	Walker, Ignacio
Weitere Verfasser:	Krause, Krystin, Bird, Holly, Mainwaring, Scott, 1954-
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English Spanish
Veröffentlicht:	Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, [2013]
Schlagworte:	Democracy > Latin America. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy. Democracy Politics and government Repräsentative Demokratie Politisches System Governance Latin America > Politics and government. Amérique latine > Politique et gouvernement. Latin America Lateinamerika
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Zusammenfassung:	This book explores both the possibilities and difficulties of establishing a stable democracy in Latin America. The author argues that, throughout the twentieth century, Latin American history has been marked by the search for responses or alternatives to the crisis of oligarchic rule and the struggle to replace the oligarchic order with a democratic one. After reviewing some of the principal theories of democracy based on an analysis of the interactions of political, economic, and social factors, the author maintains that it is primarily the actors, institutions, and public policies - not structural determinants - that create progress or regression in Latin American democracy. This book is organized by eight themes: independence and the establishment of democracy; the economic shift from exports to import substitution; democratic breakdowns, transitions, and consolidation; the double transition to democracy and trade liberalization in the 1980s and 1990s; institutions, democratic governability, and neopopulism; presidentialism and parliamentarism; the "new social question"; and the need for democracy of institutions. The author systematically addresses the abundant literature on democracy in Latin America, combining a scholarly perspective with real world experience that enhances the understanding of political and economic development in the region. -- Publisher's website.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xvi, 262 pages)
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	026809666X 9780268158491 0268158495 9780268096663