Politicians and politics in Latin America / edited by Manuel Alcántara Sáez.

Other author Alcántara Sáez, Manuel.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008.
Descriptionxiv, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Representative government and representation--Latin America.
Political parties--Latin America.
Legislative bodies--Latin America.
Politicians--Latin America.

Contents Studying parliamentary elites in Latin America, 1994-2006 / Fátima García Díez and Araceli Mateos Díaz -- The conundrum of representation / Patricia Marenghi and Mercedes García Montero -- The meanings of democracy and institutional trust / Araceli Mateos Díaz -- Legislators and political agendas / Manuel Alcántara Sáez -- The organization of political parties / Leticia M. Ruiz Rodríguez -- The dimentions of polarization in parliaments / Cristina Rivas Pérez -- The determinants of intraparty ideological differences / Flavia Freidenberg, Fátima García Díez and Iván Llamazares Valduvieco -- Programatic coherence / Leticia M. Ruiz Rodríguez -- The parliamentary left / Salvador Martí i Puig and Salvador Santiuste Cué -- The parliamentary right / Manuel Alcántara Sáez and Iván Llamazares Valduvieco -- Legislative careers: does quality matter? / María del Mar Martínez Rosón -- Politicians and politics in Latin America after twenty-five years of democracy / Manuel Alcántara Sáez.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 283-301) and index.
LCCN 2007014417
ISBN9781588265487 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN158826548X (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JL 963 .P64 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold