AuthorSmith, Peter H.
TitleDemocracy in Latin America : Political change in comparative perspective / Peter H. Smith
Imprint Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011
Edition 1st ed
Descript xviii, 377p. : ill ; 24 cm

CONTENT

Introduction: dimensions of democracy. -- Cycles of electoral democracy. -- Transitions and continuities. -- The military: heading for the exits? -- Global contexts, international forces. -- Presidents or parliaments? -- Institutional variations. -- Elections: voters, winners, and losers. -- State capacity and policy performance. -- The politics of social equity. -- Freedoms, rights, and illiberal democracy. -- The people's verdict. -- The dialectic of democracy. -- Epilogue: the future of democracy.


SUBJECT

  1. Latin America -- Politicsand government -- 1980-
  2. Democracy -- Latin America
  3. Democratization -- Latin America

LOCATIONCALL#STATUS
Political Science Library320.98 S656D 2012 CHECK SHELVES