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ISBN-10:: 1588266117
ISBN-13:: 9781588266118
Pub. Date:: 11/01/2008
Publisher:: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.

ISBN-10:: 1588266117
ISBN-13:: 9781588266118
Pub. Date:: 11/01/2008
Publisher:: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.

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Approaching the topic from within the general realm of liberal democratic theory, Peeler (political science, Bucknell U.) describes the processes of democratization in Latin America in recent years. Writing at a level suitable for beginning undergraduates, he presents chapters on democracy in the Latin American tradition, institutions for stabilizing and consolidating democracies, factors of destabilization and deconsolidation, and the current state of democracy in Latin America. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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ISBN-13:	9781588266118
Publisher:	Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/01/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

	List of Illustrations	vii
	Preface	ix
1	Introduction: Basic Issues of Democratic Theory	1
	Democracy in the Classical Experience	1
	The Rule of Law in the Middle Ages	3
	The Modern World Order: Capitalism and Contract	4
	The Modern Democratic Republic	13
	Renovating Democracy	15
	Revaluing Democracy	18
	Democratic Dynamics: Understanding Regime Change	19
	Conclusion	21
2	Democracy and the Latin American Tradition	25
	Elite Politics and the Roots of Democracy	26
	The Latin American Constitutional Tradition	32
	Popular Resistance and the Roots of Democracy	36
	Conclusion	40
3	Establishing Democracy	43
	Early Democracies: Managing Participation	43
	Later Democracies: Transitions from Authoritarianism	56
	Stragglers: Persistent Failure to Democratize	81
	Conclusion	86
4	Stabilizing and Consolidating Democracies	93
	The State and Governmental Institutions	94
	The Military and Democratic Politics	98
	Parties and Party Systems	102
	Social Structure, Civil Society, and Democracy	119
	Elites	124
	Conclusion	126
5	Destabilization, Deconsolidation, and Decay	131
	Destabilization and Destruction of Early Democracies	131
	Economic and Social Pressures	138
	State Weakness and Militarism	152
	Party Decay, Delegative Democracy, and Neopopulism	155
	Popular Mobilization, Social Movements, and Insurgencies	159
	Crisis, Breakdown, and Reequilibration	161
	Conclusion	164
6	Democracy at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century	169
	Low-Quality Democracy	175
	Fragile Democracy	178
	Democracy and Neoliberal Globalization	181
	Consolidation and Deconsolidation	185
	Conclusion	188
7	A New Vision of Democracy in a Globalized World	191
	Liberal and Radical Models of Democracy	191
	Democracy and Capitalism: Not-So-Fraternal Twins	193
	Globalized Capitalism and the Illusion of Democracy	194
	Deepening Democracy	196
	Globalizing Democracy	201
	Latin America and the Democratic Vision	203
	Conclusion	208
	List of Acronyms	209
	References	211
	Index	241
	About the Book	249

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