Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America

Auteur: Mainwaring, Scott (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
This book presents a new theory for why democracies and dictatorships emerge and then either survive or collapse. Scott Mainwaring and Anibal Perez-Linan analyze the survival of political regimes in Latin America since 1900, arguing for a theory of democratization situated between explanations that emphasize long-term structural preconditions and short-term decisions by specific leaders.
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This book presents a new theory for why democracies and dictatorships emerge and then either survive or collapse. Scott Mainwaring and Anibal Perez-Linan analyze the survival of political regimes in Latin America since 1900, arguing for a theory of democratization situated between explanations that emphasize long-term structural preconditions and short-term decisions by specific leaders.
ISBN / EAN 9780521152242
Auteur Mainwaring, Scott (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)
Editeur Cambridge University Press