Regimes and Democracy in Latin America Theories and Methods

Name: Regimes and Democracy in Latin America Theories and Methods
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ISBN: 9780199219902

ISBN-10: 0199219907

ISBN-13: 9780199219902

Edition: 2007

Authors: Gerardo L. Munck

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This volume focuses on democracy in Latin America and assesses the state of current knowledge on the topic and identifies new research frontiers in the study of Latin American politics. It provides an overview of research agendas and strategies used in the literature over the past four decades. It tackles a series of central questions--What is democracy? Is democracy an absolute value? Are current conceptualizations of democracy adequate? How and why does democracy work or fail in Latin America?--and spells out the implications of answers to these questions for current research agendas. It distinguishes between qualitative and quantitative approaches to the conceptualization and measurement…

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List price: $61.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/28/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction. Research Agendas and Strategies in the Study of Latin American Politics




The Study of Politics and Democracy: Touchstones of a Research Agenda




Reconceptualizing Democratization: Access to Powerversus Exercise of Power




Neo-Madisonian Theory and LatinAmerican Institutions




Thickening Thin Concepts: Issues in Large-N Data Generation




Classifying Political Regimes in Latin America,







Theory Building and Hypothesis Testing: Large-N vs.Small-N Research on Democratization




Democracy and Growth: A Case Study in Failed Causal Inference




Why Regions of the World Are Important: Regional Specificities and Region-Wide Diffusion of Democracy




Democracy, Dictatorship and Economic Development: A Model of Reference-Dependent Choices With Experimental Data



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