Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America

Name: Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America
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ISBN: 9781421409795

ISBN-10: 1421409798

ISBN-13: 9781421409795

Edition: 4th 2013

Authors: Jorge I. Domï¿½nguez, Michael Shifter

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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,…

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List price: $32.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 7/31/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Jorge I. Domï¿½nguez is the Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government and acting director of the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. His many books include Democracy in the Caribbean, also available from Johns Hopkins.



Preface


Contributors


Acronyms and Abbreviations


Introduction: New Issues in Democratic Governance




Themes



Constitutional Rewrites in Latin America, 1987-2009




Mass Media and Politics in Latin America




Security Challenges for Latin American Democratic Governance




Natural Resources Boom and Institutional Curses in the New Political Economy of South America




Country Studies



Argentina: Democratic Consolidation, Partisan Dealignment, and Institutional Weakness




Bolivia: Keeping the Coalition Together




Brazil: Democracy in the PT Era




Chile: Beyond Transitional Models of Politics




Colombia: Democratic Governance amidst an Armed Conflict




Mexico: Democratic Advances and Limitations




Peru: The Challenges of a Democracy without Parties




Venezuela: Political Governance and Regime Change by Electoral Means



Conclusion: Early Twenty-first Century Democratic Governance in Latin America



Index