| Edition |
Fourth edition. |
| Description |
xxiii, 377 pages : charts ; 24 cm. |
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| Series |
An Inter-American Dialogue book |
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Inter-American Dialogue book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : New issues in democratic governance / Michael Shifter -- Constitutional rewrites in Latin America, 1987-2009 / Javier Corrales -- Mass media and politics in Latin America / Taylor C. Boas -- Security challenges for Latin American democratic governance / Lucía Dammert -- Natural resources boom and institutional curses in the new political economy of South America / Sebastián Mazzuca -- Argentina : democratic consolidation, partisan dealignment, and institutional weakness / Ernesto Calvo, María Victoria Murillo -- Bolivia : keeping the coalition together / George Gray Molina -- Brazil : democracy in the PT era / David Samuels -- Chile : beyond transitional models of politics / Peter M. Siavelis -- Colombia : democratic governance amidst an armed conflict / Eduardo Posada-Carbó -- Mexico : democratic advances and limitations / Shannon O'Neil -- Peru : the challenges of a democracy without parties / Steven Levitsky -- Venezuela : political governance and regime change by electoral means / Ángel E. Álvarez -- Conclusion : Early twenty-first century democratic governance in Latin America / Jorge I. Domínguez. |
| Summary |
"After more than a century of assorted dictatorships and innumerable fiscal crises, the majority of Latin America's states are governed today by constitutional democratic regimes. Some analysts and scholars argue that Latin America weathered the 2008 fiscal crisis much better than the United States. How did this happen? Jorge I. Domínguez and Michael Shifter asked area specialists to examine the electoral and governance factors that shed light on this transformation and the region's prospects. They gather their findings in the fourth edition of Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America."--page [4] of cover. |
| Subject |
Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980-
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Democracy -- Latin America.
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Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Latin America. (OCoLC)fst01245945
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1980
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| Added Author |
Domínguez, Jorge I., 1945-
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Shifter, Michael.
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| ISBN |
9781421409795 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781421409801 (electronic) |
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1421409798 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1421409801 (electronic) |
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9781421409788 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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142140978X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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