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Book Title
Latin American Democratic Transformations : Institutions, Actors,
ISBN
9781405197588

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
1405197587
ISBN-13
9781405197588
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73883284

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
400 Pages
Publication Name
Latin American Democratic Transformations : Institutions, Actors, Processes
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Subject
General, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Type
Textbook
Author
William C. Smith
Subject Area
Political Science
Series
Lapz-American Politics and Society Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
23.7 Oz
Item Length
10.1 in
Item Width
7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2009-022485
Dewey Edition
22
Series Volume Number
1
Number of Volumes
3 vols.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
320.98
Table Of Content
Preface and Acknowledgements. Information about the Contributors. Introduction. Chapter 1. Institutions, Actors and Processes in the Transformation of Latin American Democracy ( William C. Smith). Part I. Debates on Democracy and Performance. Chapter 2. Liberal and Illiberal Democracy in Latin America (Peter H. Smith and Melissa R. Ziegler). Chapter 3. Neoliberalism and Democracy in Latin America: A Mixed Record (Kurt Weyland). Chapter 4. The Uneven Performance of Third Wave Democracies: Electoral Politics and the Imperfect Rule of Law in Latin America (Joe Foweraker and Roman Krznaric). Part II. Institutions and the Travails of Competitive Politics. Chapter 5. The Reelection Debate in Latin America (John M. Carey). Chapter 6. Decentralization's Nondemocratic Roots: Authoritarianism and Subnational Reform in Latin America (Kent Eaton). Chapter 7. Institutional Change and Ethnic Parties in South America (Donna Lee Van Cott). Chapter 8. Expanding Accountability through Participatory Institutions: Mayors, Citizens, and Budgeting in Three Brazilian Municipalities (Brian Wampler). Chapter 9. For a Few Senators More? Negotiating Constitutional Changes during Chile's Transition to Democracy (Fredrik Uggla). Chapter 10. Judicial Reform as Insurance Policy: Mexico in the 1990s (Jodi Finkel). Part III. Actors, Participation and Mass Politics. Chapter 11. Indigenous Parties and Democracy in Latin America (Raúl Madrid). Chapter 12. Defining Rights in Democratization: The Argentine Government and Human Rights Organizations, 1983-2003 (Michelle D. Bonner). Chapter 13. Mass Partisanship in Brazil (David Samuels). Chapter 14. Brazil's Agrarian Reform: Democratic Innovation or Oligarchic Exclusion Redux? (Anthony W. Pereira). Chapter 15. The Indian Movement and Political Democracy in Ecuador (León Zamosc). Chapter 16. Local Democracy and the Transformation of Popular Participation in Chile (Paul Posner). Part IV. Challenges of Unstructured Political Mobilization. Chapter 17. Indictments, Myths, and Citizen Mobilization in Argentina: A Discourse Analysis (Ariel C. Armony and Víctor Armony). Chapter 18. Democracy Without Parties? Political Parties and Regime Change in Fujimori's Peru (Stephen Levitsky and Maxwell Cameron). Chapter 19. Social Correlates of Party System Demise and Populist Resurgence in Venezuela (Kenneth Roberts).
Synopsis
Latin American Democratic Transformations explores the manner in which Latin American societies seek to consolidate and deepen their democracies in adverse domestic and international circumstances. The contributors engage recent debates on liberal and illiberal democracy and probe the complex connections between democratic politics and neoliberal, market-oriented reforms., Cutting edge research by top quality US, Latin American and (a few) European scholars Organized by interesting themes focusing on institutions, important actors, and unstructured processes of political action .
LC Classification Number
JL966.L356 2009

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