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Democracy in Latin America : political change in comparative perspective / Peter H. Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xviii, 377 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780195387735 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0195387732 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.98
LOC classification:
  • JL 966 S642d 2012
Contents:
Part 1. Historical perspectives, 1900-2000. Cycles of electoral democracy ; Transitions and continuities -- The military : heading for the exits? ; Global contexts, international forces -- Part 2. The electoral arena. Presidents or parliaments ; Institutional variations -- Elections : voters, winners, and losers -- Part 3. Qualities of democracy. State capacity and policy performance ; The politics of social equity ; Freedoms, rights, and illiberal democracy ; The people's verdict -- Part 4. Democracy considered. The taming of democracy -- Epilogue : the future of democracy. Appendix 1. Classification of electoral regimes, 1900-2000 -- Appendix 2. Military coups in Latin America, 1900-2000.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JL 966 S642d 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000109741

Incluye bibliografías e índice. (p. 355-360)

Part 1. Historical perspectives, 1900-2000. Cycles of electoral democracy ; Transitions and continuities -- The military : heading for the exits? ; Global contexts, international forces -- Part 2. The electoral arena. Presidents or parliaments ; Institutional variations -- Elections : voters, winners, and losers -- Part 3. Qualities of democracy. State capacity and policy performance ; The politics of social equity ; Freedoms, rights, and illiberal democracy ; The people's verdict -- Part 4. Democracy considered. The taming of democracy -- Epilogue : the future of democracy. Appendix 1. Classification of electoral regimes, 1900-2000 -- Appendix 2. Military coups in Latin America, 1900-2000.

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