Democracy in Latin America : political change in comparative perspective / Peter H. Smith, University of California, San Diego with Cameron J. Sells, University of California, San Diego.
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TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]Edition: Third editionDescription: xxxii, 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780190611347 (pbk.)
- 320.98 23 S.P.D
- JL966 .S6 2017
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Historical Perspectives, 1900 --
2000 --
1. Cycles of Electoral Democracy --
Legacies of Independence --
Cycles and Trends --
Global and Comparative Perspectives --
Democratic Dominoes? --
Subregional Variations and The Colossus of the North --
Lessons Over Time: Earlier Experience --
Democracy and Instability --
2. Transitions and Continuities --
Starting Points --
Economic Requisites? --
Social Forces --
Cycle 1 1900 --
1939 --
Cycle 2 1940 --
1977 --
Cycle 3 1978 --
2000 --
End Games and Elite Bargains --
The Bargaining Process --
Getting to Cases --
Patterns of Change in Perspective --
3. The Military: Heading for the Exits? --
Forging Fatherlands --
Patterns of Participation --
Missions and Regimes --
Wars Against Subversion --
The Democrats' Dilemma: To Amnesty or Not? --
Precedents from Argentina --
Chilean Twists --
Justice Undone in Guatemala --
Modes of Interaction: The Armed Forces and Democracy --
Has The Military Left? --
4. Global Contexts, International Forces --
Imperialism and Democracy --
The Anticommunist Crusades --
Stemming the Tides of Revolution --
Displacing Inconvenient Democracies --
Economic Crisis --
Optimism and Uncertainty: The 1990s --
U.S. Policies --
International Organizations --
pt. II The Electoral Arena --
5. Presidents or Parliaments? --
The Terms of Debate --
Envisioning Alternatives --
Pro-Parliamentary Arguments --
Counterarguments --
Semipresidentialism/Semiparliamentarism? --
Attempts at Reform --
Brazil: Voice of the Voters --
Argentina: Calculating Political Odds --
Chile: A Pact for Presidentialism --
Why Not? --
6. Institutional Designs --
Executive Power --
Means of Election --
To Reelect or Not? --
Sources of Power --
The Legislative Branch --
Electoral Systems and Rules of Representation --
Reelection and Term Limits --
Institutional Performance --
Toppling Presidents? --
Parties and Party Systems --
A Measure of Party Systems --
Party --
Voter Linkages --
Subnational Governments --
Local-Level Democracy --
Federalism and National Legislatures --
7. Elections: Voters, Winners, Losers --
Expanding the Electorate --
Participation --
Competitiveness --
The Range of Choice --
Legacies of Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism --
Effects of Military Populism --
A Resurgence of the Left --
Dilemmas of Democracy: Representation Versus Governance --
pt. III Qualities of Democracy --
8. State Capacity and Policy Performance --
The Latin American State: Roles and Capacities --
Democracy Versus Dictatorship: General Hypotheses --
The Politics of Economic Growth --
Social Impacts: Health and Education --
The Problem of Poverty --
Inequality and Income Distribution --
9. The Politics of Social Equity --
Losing Ground: The Working Class --
Signs of Hard Times --
Zero --
Sum Politics --
Women: Moving Up --
Patterns of Participation --
Political Representation --
Positions and Policies --
Gathering Strength: Indigenous Peoples --
Bolivia: Party Politics --
Ecuador: Strength in Social Movements --
Guatemala: Civil War and Genocide --
10. Illiberal Democracy --
Gradations of Democracy --
Freedom of the Press --
Antidefamation Laws and Policies --
Analytical Overview --
The Uneven Rule of Law --
The Roles of Courts --
The Changing Content of Electoral Democracy --
Pathways to Full Democracy --
11. The People's Verdict --
The Concept of Political Culture --
Democracy in Principle --
The Relevance of Social Class --
The Meaning of Democracy --
Democracy in Practice --
Case Study: Insights from Argentina --
Political Ideology --
Trust in Institutions --
Roots of Disenchantment --
Activism and Protest --
pt. IV Democracy Considered --
12. The Dialectic of Democracy --
Findings in Review --
Changing Shapes of Democracy --
Democracy in the Era of Mass Politics --
1940 --
1977: Dangers of Democracy --
1978 --
Present: Democracy Made Safe --
1998 --
Present: Democracy Turns Left --
The Resilience of Electoral Democracy --
Demise of the New Left? --
Epilogue: The Future of Democracy --
The International Environment --
Economic Dimensions --
The Crash of 2007 --
2009 --
Political Developments --
Democratic Tendencies --
The Question of Consolidation --
Deepening Democracy? --
Survival, Institutionalization, and Legitimation --
Alternative Scenarios --
Standing Fast --
Backsliding --
Moving Ahead.
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| 320.973 T.A.D. الديمقراطية في أمريكا / | 320.973 W The world almanac of U.S. politics / | 320.973090511 D Developments in American politics / | 320.98 S.P.D Democracy in Latin America : political change in comparative perspective / | 321.809174927 D. دعما للديموقراطية العربية : لماذا و كيف / | 321.809174927 D. دعما للديموقراطية العربية : لماذا و كيف / | 321 R.A.L الليبرالية الجديدة : أعمال الندوة المصرية - الفرنسية السادسة 18 - 20 مايو 1995 / |
Includes index.
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Historical Perspectives, 1900 --
2000 --
1. Cycles of Electoral Democracy --
Legacies of Independence --
Cycles and Trends --
Global and Comparative Perspectives --
Democratic Dominoes? --
Subregional Variations and The Colossus of the North --
Lessons Over Time: Earlier Experience --
Democracy and Instability --
2. Transitions and Continuities --
Starting Points --
Economic Requisites? --
Social Forces --
Cycle 1 1900 --
1939 --
Cycle 2 1940 --
1977 --
Cycle 3 1978 --
2000 --
End Games and Elite Bargains --
The Bargaining Process --
Getting to Cases --
Patterns of Change in Perspective --
3. The Military: Heading for the Exits? --
Forging Fatherlands --
Patterns of Participation --
Missions and Regimes --
Wars Against Subversion --
The Democrats' Dilemma: To Amnesty or Not? --
Precedents from Argentina --
Chilean Twists --
Justice Undone in Guatemala --
Modes of Interaction: The Armed Forces and Democracy --
Has The Military Left? --
4. Global Contexts, International Forces --
Imperialism and Democracy --
The Anticommunist Crusades --
Stemming the Tides of Revolution --
Displacing Inconvenient Democracies --
Economic Crisis --
Optimism and Uncertainty: The 1990s --
U.S. Policies --
International Organizations --
pt. II The Electoral Arena --
5. Presidents or Parliaments? --
The Terms of Debate --
Envisioning Alternatives --
Pro-Parliamentary Arguments --
Counterarguments --
Semipresidentialism/Semiparliamentarism? --
Attempts at Reform --
Brazil: Voice of the Voters --
Argentina: Calculating Political Odds --
Chile: A Pact for Presidentialism --
Why Not? --
6. Institutional Designs --
Executive Power --
Means of Election --
To Reelect or Not? --
Sources of Power --
The Legislative Branch --
Electoral Systems and Rules of Representation --
Reelection and Term Limits --
Institutional Performance --
Toppling Presidents? --
Parties and Party Systems --
A Measure of Party Systems --
Party --
Voter Linkages --
Subnational Governments --
Local-Level Democracy --
Federalism and National Legislatures --
7. Elections: Voters, Winners, Losers --
Expanding the Electorate --
Participation --
Competitiveness --
The Range of Choice --
Legacies of Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism --
Effects of Military Populism --
A Resurgence of the Left --
Dilemmas of Democracy: Representation Versus Governance --
pt. III Qualities of Democracy --
8. State Capacity and Policy Performance --
The Latin American State: Roles and Capacities --
Democracy Versus Dictatorship: General Hypotheses --
The Politics of Economic Growth --
Social Impacts: Health and Education --
The Problem of Poverty --
Inequality and Income Distribution --
9. The Politics of Social Equity --
Losing Ground: The Working Class --
Signs of Hard Times --
Zero --
Sum Politics --
Women: Moving Up --
Patterns of Participation --
Political Representation --
Positions and Policies --
Gathering Strength: Indigenous Peoples --
Bolivia: Party Politics --
Ecuador: Strength in Social Movements --
Guatemala: Civil War and Genocide --
10. Illiberal Democracy --
Gradations of Democracy --
Freedom of the Press --
Antidefamation Laws and Policies --
Analytical Overview --
The Uneven Rule of Law --
The Roles of Courts --
The Changing Content of Electoral Democracy --
Pathways to Full Democracy --
11. The People's Verdict --
The Concept of Political Culture --
Democracy in Principle --
The Relevance of Social Class --
The Meaning of Democracy --
Democracy in Practice --
Case Study: Insights from Argentina --
Political Ideology --
Trust in Institutions --
Roots of Disenchantment --
Activism and Protest --
pt. IV Democracy Considered --
12. The Dialectic of Democracy --
Findings in Review --
Changing Shapes of Democracy --
Democracy in the Era of Mass Politics --
1940 --
1977: Dangers of Democracy --
1978 --
Present: Democracy Made Safe --
1998 --
Present: Democracy Turns Left --
The Resilience of Electoral Democracy --
Demise of the New Left? --
Epilogue: The Future of Democracy --
The International Environment --
Economic Dimensions --
The Crash of 2007 --
2009 --
Political Developments --
Democratic Tendencies --
The Question of Consolidation --
Deepening Democracy? --
Survival, Institutionalization, and Legitimation --
Alternative Scenarios --
Standing Fast --
Backsliding --
Moving Ahead.
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