Latin America's struggle for democracy / edited by Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, and Diego Abente Brun.

Other author Diamond, Larry Jay.
Other author Plattner, Marc F., 1945-
Other author Abente Brun, Diego.
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxxiv, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesJournal of democracy book
Journal of democracy book. ^A682695
Contents Introduction / Diego Abente Brun -- Latin American presidencies interrupted / Arturo Valenzuela -- The crisis of representation in the Andes / Scott Mainwaring -- Latin America's indigenous peoples / Donna Lee Van Cott -- Populism, socialism, and democratic institutions / Hector E. Schamis -- Explaining the left's resurgence / Matthew R. Cleary -- The rise of populism and the left / Mitchell A. Seligson -- The transformation of the labor arena / Christopher Sabatini and Eric Farnsworth -- Argentina : from Kirchner to Kirchner / Steven Levitsky and María Victoria Murillo -- Politics, markets, and society in Brazil / Lourdes Sola -- Problems of success in Chile / Arturo Valenzuela and Lucia Dammert -- An unlikely comeback in Peru / Cynthia McClintock -- Colombia hews to the path of change / Eduardo Posada-Carbó -- Venezuela : Chavez and the opposition / Javier Corrales and Michael Penfold -- Ecuador : Correa's plebiscitary presidency / Catherine M. Conaghan -- Mexico's contentious election / Luis Estrada and Alejandro Poiré -- The mobilization of distrust in Mexico / Andreas Schedler -- Looking to Mexico's future / Jorge G. Castañeda and Marco A. Morales -- From turmoil to stability in Central America / Consuelo Cruz -- The Caribbean : democracy adrift? / Daniel P. Erikson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008021273
ISBN0801890594 (pbk.)
ISBN9780801890598 (pbk.)
ISBN9780801890581 (hbk.)
ISBN0801890586 (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JL 966 .L364 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold