Governing Latin America
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Governing Latin America
Polity, 2003
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  Fukushima
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  Tochigi
  Gunma
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  Tokyo
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
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  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
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  United Kingdom
  Germany
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Note
"First published in 2003 by Polity Press in association with Blackwell Publishing Ltd" -- T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. [214]-227
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Governing Latin America is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the contemporary politics of the region.
Focusing on the enduring difficulties of achieving democratic stability, it explores the conduct of government through classic concepts like authority, accountability, and participation.
The book brings Latin America into mainstream, comparative politics.
The book combines regional and international perspectives into an original synthesis.
The book is organized around comparative topics, not particular countries.
The focus is on government and the difficulties of achieving democratic stability.
The approach is thematic and uses classic concepts of political science.
Table of Contents
List of Figures. List of Tables.
Introduction: Governing Latin America.
Part I: Authority And Power.
1. Authoritarianism And Democracy In Latin America.
2. Latin America And The Democratic Universe.
Part II: Accountability And Legitimacy.
3. Government And Citizens.
4. Constitutionalism And The Rule Of Law.
Part III: Representation, Political And Social Rights.
5. Political Parties.
6. Presidents, Legislatures, And Elections.
7. Political And Social Rights.
Part IV: Participation, Contestation, And Civil Rights.
8. New Political Actors.
9. Minority And Indigenous Rights.
10. Uneven Democratic Performance.
Notes.
References.
Index
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