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Summary:

More than thirty years have passed since Latin America began the arduous task of transitioning from military-led rule to democracy. In this time, more countries have moved toward the institutional bases of democracy than at any time in the region's history. Nearly all countries have held free, competitive elections and most have had peaceful alternations in power between opposing political forces. Despite these advances, however, Latin American countries continue to face serious domestic and international challenges to the consolidation of stable democratic governance. The challenges range fro.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Democracy in Latin America: Promises and Perils / Richard L. Millett
• SECTION I State of Latin American Democracy
• 2. Democratic Consolidation in Latin America? / Jennifer S. Holmes
• 3. Measuring Democratic Political Culture in Latin America / Orlando J. Perez
• 4. View from the North: The United States and the OAS: What Frustrates the Americans? / John F. Maisto
• 5. Latin American Democracy: The View from the South / Francisco Rojas Aravena
• 6. Rule of Law in Latin America / Luz E. Nagle
• SECTION II Status of Institutions
• 7. Executive-Legislative Relations and Democracy in Latin America / Peter M. Siavelis
• 8. Women and Politics in Latin America / Maria Del Mar Martinez Roson
• 9. Decentralization and Local Government in Latin America / Lorena Moscovich
• 10. State, the Military, and the Citizen: New Security Challenges in Latin America / Laura Tedesco
• 11. Democracy and Populism in the Andes: A Problematic Coexistence / Julio F. Carrion
• SECTION III Domestic and Regional Issues
• 12. Indigenous Mobilization and Democracy in Latin America / Roberta Rice
• 13. Crime and Citizen Security: Democracy's Achilles' Heel / Richard L. Millett
• 14. Economic Development and Democracy in Latin America / Sheila Amin Gutierrez De Pineres
• 15. Democratic Governance and Corruption in Latin America / Gerardo Berthin
• 16. Chinese Influence on Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities / R. Evan Ellis
• 17. Conclusion: Slow Progress and False Promises / Jennifer S. Holmes.

Contributors:

Millett, Richard, 1938-

Holmes, Jennifer S.

Pérez, Orlando J.

Millett, Richard L.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Democracy — Latin America

Political participation — Latin America

General Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

JL966 .L3585 2014

ISBNs:

1317908422 (electronic bk.)
9781317908425 (electronic bk.)
9780415732604 (hbk) [Invalid]
0415732603 (hbk) [Invalid]
9780415732611 (pbk) [Invalid]
0415732611 (pbk) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

910701897

Other Control Numbers:

961109 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp12325199