Citizen Views of Democracy in Latin America.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Camp, Roderic A.

Contributor:

Camp, Roderic A., Contributor.

Series:

Pitt Latin American Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Chile--Public opinion.

Democracy--Costa Rica--Public opinion.

Democracy--Mexico--Public opinion.

Public opinion--Chile.

Public opinion--Costa Rica.

Public opinion--Mexico.

Democracy--Public opinion--Mexico.

Democracy.

Democracy--Public opinion--Chile.

Democracy--Public opinion--Costa Rica.

Public opinion.

Mexico.

Costa Rica.

Chile.

Local Subjects:

Democracy--Chile--Public opinion.

Democracy--Costa Rica--Public opinion.

Democracy--Mexico--Public opinion.

Public opinion--Chile.

Public opinion--Costa Rica.

Public opinion--Mexico.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When Americans and Latin Americans talk about democracy, are they imagining the same thing? For years, researchers have suspected that fundamental differences exist between how North Americans view and appraise the concept of democracy and how Latin Americans view the same term. These differences directly affect the evolution of democratization and political liberalization in the countries of the region, and understanding them has tremendous consequences for U.S.-Latin American relations. But until now there has been no hard data to make "the definition of democracy" visible, and thus able to.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Part I. Introduction""; ""1. Democracy through Latin American Lenses: An Appraisal""; ""Part II. Is There a Latin American Democracy? New Theory about the Region""; ""2 Democracy and Mass Belief Systems in Latin America""; ""3 Does Trust Matter? Interpersonal Trust and Democratic Values in Chile, Costa Rica, and Mexico""; ""Part III. Cultural Explanations for Democracy: Is There a Link? The Role of Traditional Variables""; ""4. Costa Rica: Portrait of an Established Democracy""; ""5. Costa Rican Exceptionalism: Why the Ticos Are Different""

""6. Transition to Democracy: A Mexican Perspective""""7. Legacies of Authoritarianism: Political Attitudes in Chile and Mexico""; ""8. Color and Democracy in Latin America""; ""Part IV. Does Democracy Cross Boundaries? Latin America versus North America""; ""9. Mexico and the United States: Two Distinct Political Cultures? ""; ""Part V. Do Differing Democratic Visions Make a Difference? Economics and Partisanship""; ""10. Politics and Markets in Latin America: A Distinctive View of the Role of the State in Service Provision? ""

""11. Chilean Citizens and Chilean Democracy: The Management of Fear, Division, and Alienation""""Part VI. Is Culture a False Variablein Democratic Theorizing?A Doubter�s View""; ""12. Polls, Political Culture, and Democracy: A Heretical Historical Look""; ""Reference Materials""; ""Appendix 1: Methodological Note""; ""Appendix 2: Hewlett Poll, 1998""; ""Appendix 3: Wall Street Journal Poll, 1999""; ""Notes""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""Instructions for Using CD-ROM""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780822990604

0822990601

OCLC:

657026129