| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 594 p. : maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : politics, society, and democracy in Latin America / Larry Diamond, Jonathan Hartlyn, and Juan J. Linz -- Argentina : capitalism and democracy / Carlos H. Waisman -- Brazil : inequality against democracy / Bolivar Lamounier -- Chile : origins and consolidation of a Latin American democracy / Arturo Valenzuela -- Colombia : the politics of violence and democratic transformation / Jonathan Hartlyn and John Dugas -- Peru : precarious regimes, authoritarian and democratic / Cynthia McClintock -- Venezuela : the character, crisis, and possible future of democracy / Daniel H. Levine and Brian F. Crisp -- Costa Rica : the roots of democratic stability / John A. Booth -- Dominican Republic : the long and difficult struggle for democracy / Rosario Espinal and Jonathan Hartlyn -- Mexico : sustained civilian rule and the questions of democracy / Daniel C. Levy and Kathleen Bruhn. |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Latin America.
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Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980-
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| Added Author |
Diamond, Larry Jay.
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| ISBN |
1555877982 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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