| Description |
xix, 578 p. : charts ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [477]-552) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : party systems in Latin America / Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully -- Venezuela : the life and times of the party system / Miriam Kornblith and Daniel H. Levine -- Civil war and social welfare : the origins of Costa Rica's competitive party system / Deborah J. Yashar -- Reconstituting party politics in Chile / Timothy R. Scully -- Continuity and change in the Uruguayan party system / Luis E. Gonzalez -- Party strength and weakness in Colombia's beseiged democracy / Ronald P. Archer -- Political parties and democracy in Argentina / James W. McGuire -- Houses divided : parties and political reform in Mexico / Ann L. Craig and Wayne A. Cornelius -- Party system in transition : the case of Paraguay / Diego Abente -- Political parties and the problems of democratic consolidation in Peru / Julio Cotler -- Brazil : weak parties, feckless democracy / Scott Mainwaring -- Patrimonial dynamics of party politics in Bolivia / Eduardo A. Gamarra and James M. Malloy -- Politicians against parties : discord and disconnection in Ecuador's party system / Catherine M. Conaghan -- Conclusion : parties and democracy in Latin America : different patterns, common challenges / Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully. |
| Subject |
Political parties -- Latin America.
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Democracy -- Latin America.
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Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980-
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| Added Author |
Mainwaring, Scott, 1954-
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Scully, Timothy.
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| ISBN |
0804723052 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0804723079 (cl. : alk. paper) |
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