Howard J. Wiarda

The Continuing Struggle For Democracy In Latin America (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This integrated collection of original essays evaluates and assesses whether democracy is viable in Latin America and, if so, how and in what form. The authors examine the significance, for both Latin America and the United States, of the dominance of authoritarian political systems in most Latin American countries; explore the implications of asse

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000243765
• Artikelnr.: 57073558

Autorenporträt

Howard J. Wiarda is professor of political science, adjunct professor of labor relations, and chairman of the Program in Latin American Studies at the University of Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: A Perspective and Framework
Is Latin America Democratic and Does It Want To Be? The Crisis and Quest of Democracy in the Hemisphere
Long
Range Perspectives on the Quest for Democracy in Latin America
Critical Elections and Critical Coups: The Processes of Sociopolitical Realignment in Latin American Development
Latin American Populism: Some Notes on Periodization
Group Politics and Democratic Pluralism in Latin America: Prospects and Weaknesses
Peasant and Worker Sindicatos and Democracy in Latin America
Women, Population Policy, and Democracy in Latin America
Political Parties, Opposition Politics, and Democracy in Latin America
Democracy and Elites in Latin America
Has Democracy Failed?
Democratic Political Development and the Alliance for Progress
Development Strategies and the Decline of the Democratic Left in Latin America
Leadership and the Failure of Democracy
Is Democracy Still Viable?
Ideological Dependency and the Origins of Socialism in the Caribbean
The Struggle for Democracy and Human Rights in Latin America: Toward a New Conceptualization
Democracy and the Bureaucratic State in Latin America
Conclusion: The Continuing Struggle for Democracy in Latin America
Latin American Democracy: The Historic Model and the New Openings