Dilemmas Of Democracy In Latin America
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Author | : Howard J. Wiarda |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780742530324 |
Ultimately it is only with a renewed approach to U.S. policy - one that includes respectfully engaging with the myriad histories and cultures of the region - that we can hope to encourage strong and effective democratic traditions."--Jacket.
Author | : Michael Shifter |
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Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Democracy |
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Author | : Youssef Cohen |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1994-11 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0226112721 |
Latin American democracies of the sixties and seventies, most theories hold, collapsed because they had become incompatible with the structural requirements of capitalist development. In this groundbreaking application of game theory to political phenomena, Youssef Cohen argues that structural conditions in Latin American countries did not necessarily preclude the implementation of social and economic reforms within a democratic framework. Focusing on the experiences of Chile and Brazil, Cohen argues that what thwarted democratic reforms in Latin America was a classic case of prisoner's dilemma. Moderates on the left and the right knew the benefits of coming to a mutual agreement on socio-economic reforms. Yet each feared that, if it cooperated, the other side could gain by colluding with the radicals. Unwilling to take this risk, moderate groups in both countries splintered and joined the extremists. The resulting disorder opened the way for military control. Cohen further argues that, in general, structural explanations of political phenomena are inherently flawed; they incorrectly assume that beliefs, preferences, and actions are caused by social, political, and economic structures. One cannot explain political outcomes, Cohen argues, without treating beliefs and preferences as partly independent from structures, and as having a causal force in their own right.
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Release | : 2004 |
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Scholars have usually understood the problem of democratic consolidation in terms of the creation of mechanisms that make possible the avoidance of populist excesses, polarized conflicts, or authoritarian corporatist inclusion that undermined free politics in much of postwar Latin America. This article makes the case that, under contemporary liberal economic conditions, the nature of the challenge for democratization has changed in important ways. Earlier problems of polarization had their roots in the long-present statist patterns of economic organization. By contrast, under free market conditions, democratic consolidation faces a largely distinct set of challenges : the under-articulation of societal interests, pervasive social atomization, and socially uneven political quiescence founded in collective action problems. These can combine to undermine the efficacy of democratic representation, and consequently, regime legitimacy. The article utilizes data from the Latin American region since the 1970s on development, economic reform, and individual and collective political participation to show the effects of a changing state-economy relationship on the consolidation of democratic politics ... Cf. : http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/01305.xml.
Author | : Mona M. Lyne |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2010-11 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0271047852 |
"Presents evidence that under certain widespread structural conditions, democratic accountability falls prey to the same N-person prisoner's dilemma that plagues any other decentralized attempt to procure collective goods. Examines four prominent democracies: postwar and contemporary Brazil and pre-Chavez and contemporary Venezuela"--Provided by publisher.
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Total Pages | : 21 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Democracy |
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Author | : Douglas A. Chalmers |
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Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Democracy |
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Author | : Juan Pablo Luna |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2014-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1421413906 |
Students and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest.
Author | : Eduardo Canel |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0271037334 |
The transition to democracy underway in Latin America since the 1980s has recently witnessed a resurgence of interest in experimenting with new forms of local governance emphasizing more participation by ordinary citizens. The hope is both to foster the spread of democracy and to improve equity in the distribution of resources. While participatory budgeting has been a favorite topic of many scholars studying this new phenomenon, there are many other types of ongoing experiments. In Barrio Democracy in Latin America, Eduardo Canel focuses our attention on the innovative participatory programs launched by the leftist government in Montevideo, Uruguay, in the early 1990s. Based on his extensive ethnographic fieldwork, Canel examines how local activists in three low-income neighborhoods in that city dealt with the opportunities and challenges of implementing democratic practices and building better relationships with sympathetic city officials.
Author | : Roderic A. Camp |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780842025133 |
Events such as the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement have made it imperative for students to grasp the history and possible directions of Latin American political change. This title gives readers both the background and the analytical models necessary for an accurate understanding of this area's political past and future. To examine the problems posed by political development, Professor Camp has divided this volume into four parts. The first section sets the tone, with two introductory essays providing an overview of the problems and dilemmas posed by democratization. The other three parts explore important aspects of this overall process.