Economic Crises and Electoral Responses in Latin America

by Fabián Echegaray

Overview

Since 1982, Latin Americans have endured dramatic economic crises and elections that advanced liberal democracy and political pluralism. These conditions led many to believe that electoral results mainly reflect reactions to the economy. Based on an extensive study of the elections covering the 1980s and most of the 1990s, Economic Crises and Electoral Responses in Latin America offers a comprehensive overview of the many complex factors in the hearts and minds of voters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761832744
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/19/2005
Series:	1
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.48(d)

About the Author

Fabián Echegaray is the Director at Market Analysis, a market research and public opinion company covering Brazil and all major Latin American countries. Echegaray was a lecturer at Trinity College and UFSC (Brazil) on Latin American Politics and Political Psychology, and published dozens of articles in academic and professional journals. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Theories of Electoral Choice and Empirical Research on Elections in Latin America
Chapter 3 Electoral Choice and Decisional Clues
Chapter 4 Models of Electoral Choice: Measurement and Empirical Description
Chapter 5 Aggregate-Level Analysis of Electoral Outcomes in Latin America
Chapter 6 Talking Contextual Difference into Account
Chapter 7 Individual-Level Analysis of Voting Behavior in Three Latin American Countries
Chapter 8 Understanding the Basis of Electoral Support in Latin America
Chapter 9 Appendices
Chapter 10 References

Editorial Reviews

Echegary does a fine job of reviewing the relevant Western and U.S. voting behavior and Latin American election literature, which informs his arguments and serves as the touchstone for his aggregate and individual models. This monograph should be read by students and scholars of Latin American mass and individual voting behavior and should be referenced by those who seek to test its findings in a more expanded set of cases (elections) that have taken place over the last decade.

Eric M. Jepsen

For the past decade and a half, the winds of democracy have been sweeping throughout Latin America. Echegaray provides a comprehensive survey of those theories and methods of analyzing electoral behavior and applies them to elections in Latin America during this period. The most interesting part of his study deals with the amorphous nature of these elections. Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. Comprehensive graduate and research collections.

Choice Reviews - E. Pang

For the past decade and a half, the winds of democracy have been sweeping throughout Latin America. Echegaray provides a comprehensive survey of those theories and methods of analyzing electoral behavior and applies them to elections in Latin America during this period. The most interesting part of his study deals with the amorphous nature of these elections. Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. Comprehensive graduate and research collections.

CHOICE - E. Pang

For the past decade and a half, the winds of democracy have been sweeping throughout Latin America. Echegaray provides a comprehensive survey of those theories and methods of analyzing electoral behavior and applies them to elections in Latin America during this period. The most interesting part of his study deals with the amorphous nature of these elections. Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. Comprehensive graduate and research collections.
— E. Pang, Colorado School of Mines

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