Author : Daniel H. Levine
Release : 2011
Genre : Democracy
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 610/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Quality of Democracy in Latin America by : Daniel H. Levine
Download or read book The Quality of Democracy in Latin America written by Daniel H. Levine. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In considering the nature and future prospects of the current wave of democracies in Latin America, analysis has shifted from a concern with regime change, transitions, and consolidation to a focus on the quality of these democracies. To what extent, for example, do citizens participate and influence decision making? Are elections free and fair? Are there ways of ensuring government accountability? Do unelected power brokers exert undue influence?Furthering this new approach, the authors of The Quality of Democracy in Latin America provide a rich, nuanced analysis-centered on a multidimensional theoretical foundation-of democratic systems in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.