Problems Of Democracy In Latin America

Author : Katherine Isbester
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442601963

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The Paradox of Democracy in Latin America by Katherine Isbester Pdf

What becomes clear throughout is that there is a paradox at the heart of Latin America's democracies. Despite decades of struggle to replace authoritarian dictatorships with electoral democracies, solid economic growth (leading up to the global credit crisis), and increased efforts by the state to extend the benefits of peace and prosperity to the poor, democracy - as a political system - is experiencing declining support, and support for authoritarianism is on the rise.

Author : Galo Plaza Lasso
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081333960

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Problems of Democracy in Latin America by Galo Plaza Lasso Pdf

Galo Plaza, former President of Ecuador, believes the two Americas are growing closer. This volume, comprising three lectures delivered at the University of North Carolina in 1954, proclaims his optimism.

Author : Jorge I. Domínguez,Michael Shifter
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421409795

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Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America by Jorge I. Domínguez,Michael Shifter Pdf

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. This new edition is completely updated. Part I is thematic, covering issues of media, constitutionalism, the commodities boom, and fiscal management vis-à-vis governance. Part II focuses on eight important countries in the region—Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. Already widely used in courses, Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America will continue to interest students of Latin American politics, democratization studies, and comparative politics as well as policymakers.

Author : Robert G. Wesson
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037395212

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Democracy in Latin America by Robert G. Wesson Pdf

Author : Roberto Espíndola
Publisher : Almqvist & Wiksell International
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173001552980

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Problems of Democracy in Latin America by Roberto Espíndola Pdf

Author : Gabriel Marcella,Orlando J. Pérez,Brian Fonseca
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000459098

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Democracy and Security in Latin America by Gabriel Marcella,Orlando J. Pérez,Brian Fonseca Pdf

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for governments to generate the necessary capacity to address important security and institutional challenges; this volume deepens our understanding of the nature and extent of state governance in Latin America. State capacity is multidimensional, with all elements interacting to produce stable governance and security. As such, a collection of scholars and practitioners use an explicit interdisciplinary approach, drawing on the contributions of history, political science, economics, public policy, military studies, and other fields to gain a rounded understanding of the link between security and democracy. Democracy and Security in Latin America is divided in two sections: Part 1 focuses on the challenges to governance and key institutions such as police, courts, armed forces. and the prison system. Part 2 features country case studies that illustrate particularly important security challenges and various means by which the state has confronted them. Democracy and Security in Latin America should appeal not only to those seeking to learn more about the capacity of the democratic state in Latin America to effectively provide public security in times of stress, but to all those curious about the reality that a democracy must have security to function.

Author : Mitchell A. Seligson
Publisher : LAPOP
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0979217873

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Challenges to Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean by Mitchell A. Seligson Pdf

Author : Roderic A. Camp
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0842025138

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Democracy in Latin America by Roderic A. Camp Pdf

Events such as the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement have made it imperative for students to grasp the history and possible directions of Latin American political change. This title gives readers both the background and the analytical models necessary for an accurate understanding of this area's political past and future. To examine the problems posed by political development, Professor Camp has divided this volume into four parts. The first section sets the tone, with two introductory essays providing an overview of the problems and dilemmas posed by democratization. The other three parts explore important aspects of this overall process.

Author : Felipe Agüero,Jeffrey Stark
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X004290314

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Fault Lines of Democracy in Post-transition Latin America by Felipe Agüero,Jeffrey Stark Pdf

Concerns about democratization in Latin America today center not on the threat of authoritarian regression, but on the depth, quality, fairness, and completeness of democratization thus far. Large-scale economic and social reforms, stronger and more complex civil societies, and processes of integration and globalization call for new approaches in order to understand the unfolding of democracy in the region. In this context, the contributors to this volume explore the often disjunctive aspects of Latin American democracy, providing a nuanced understanding of contemporary democratic governance.

Author : Leonardo Avritzer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1400825016

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Democracy and the Public Space in Latin America by Leonardo Avritzer Pdf

This is a bold new study of the recent emergence of democracy in Latin America. Leonardo Avritzer shows that traditional theories of democratization fall short in explaining this phenomenon. Scholars have long held that the postwar stability of Western Europe reveals that restricted democracy, or "democratic elitism," is the only realistic way to guard against forces such as the mass mobilizations that toppled European democracies after World War I. Avritzer challenges this view. Drawing on the ideas of Jürgen Habermas, he argues that democracy can be far more inclusive and can rely on a sphere of autonomous association and argument by citizens. He makes this argument by showing that democratic collective action has opened up a new "public space" for popular participation in Latin American politics. Unlike many theorists, Avritzer builds his case empirically. He looks at human rights movements in Argentina and Brazil, neighborhood associations in Brazil and Mexico, and election-monitoring initiatives in Mexico. Contending that such participation has not gone far enough, he proposes a way to involve citizens even more directly in policy decisions. For example, he points to experiments in "participatory budgeting" in two Brazilian cities. Ultimately, the concept of such a space beyond the reach of state administration fosters a broader view of democratic possibility, of the cultural transformation that spurred it, and of the tensions that persist, in a region where democracy is both new and different from the Old World models.

Author : Geraldine Lievesley
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0719043115

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Democracy in Latin America by Geraldine Lievesley Pdf

This textbook provides an understanding of the process of democratization in Latin America. The author explores the various paths to democracy followed in different countries of the region.

Author : Martin C. Needler
Publisher : Free Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173024482159

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The Problem of Democracy in Latin America by Martin C. Needler Pdf

Author : Charles Dennison Kenney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173014613024

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Fujimori's Coup and the Breakdown of Democracy in Latin America by Charles Dennison Kenney Pdf

This text explores why and how democracy broke down in Peru in 1992. The author's argument is that institutional factors - especially the absence of a legislative majority - were crucial to the collapse of democracy in Peru during and before this period and throughout Latin America since the 1960s.

Author : Charles H. Blake,Stephen D. Morris
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780822973553

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Corruption & Democracy in Latin America by Charles H. Blake,Stephen D. Morris Pdf

A comparative analysis of the corruption of politics and democracy in Latin America focusing on Peru, Chile, Brazil, and Mexico.

Author : Richard L. Millett,Jennifer S. Holmes,Orlando J. Pérez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317908425

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Latin American Democracy by Richard L. Millett,Jennifer S. Holmes,Orlando J. Pérez Pdf

More than thirty years have passed since Latin America began the arduous task of transitioning from military-led rule to democracy. In this time, more countries have moved toward the institutional bases of democracy than at any time in the region’s history. Nearly all countries have held free, competitive elections and most have had peaceful alternations in power between opposing political forces. Despite these advances, however, Latin American countries continue to face serious domestic and international challenges to the consolidation of stable democratic governance. The challenges range from weak political institutions, corruption, legacies of militarism, transnational crime, and globalization among others. In the second edition of Latin American Democracy contributors – both academics and practitioners, North Americans, Latin Americans, and Spaniards—explore and assess the state of democratic consolidation in Latin America by focusing on the specific issues and challenges confronting democratic governance in the region. This thoroughly updated revision provides new chapters on: the environment, decentralization, the economy, indigenous groups, and the role of China in the region.