Presidential impeachment and the new political instability in Latin America / Aníbal Pérez-Liñán.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pérez Liñan, Aníbal S., author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in comparative politics.

Cambridge studies in comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Impeachments--Latin America.

Impeachments.

Political corruption--Latin America.

Political corruption.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 241 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Presidential Impeachment & the New Political Instability in Latin America

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Documents the emergence of a pattern of political instability in Latin America. Traditional military coups have receded in the region, but elected presidents are still ousted from power as a result of recurrent crises. Aníbal Pérez-Liñán shows that presidential impeachment has become the main constitutional instrument employed by civilian elites to depose unpopular rulers. Based on detailed comparative research in five countries and extensive historical information, the book explains why crises without breakdown have become the dominant form of instability in recent years and why some presidents are removed from office while others survive in power. The analysis emphasizes the erosion of presidential approval resulting from corruption and unpopular policies, the formation of hostile coalitions in Congress, and the role of investigative journalism. This book challenges classic assumptions in studies of presidentialism and provides important insights for the fields of political communication, democratization, political behaviour, and institutional analysis.

Contents:

Institutional crises in presidential regimes

Five cases of impeachment and a presumed madman

Presidential crises and the decline of military intervention

Latin America in the age of scandal

Scandals and the political economy of popular outrage

Building a legislative shield: the institutional determinants of impeachment

Towards a new pattern of political instability

Rethinking Latin American presidentialism.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-234) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-17962-9

1-280-91744-X

9786610917440

0-511-30193-6

0-511-29003-9

0-511-29063-2

0-511-28877-8

0-511-51033-0

0-511-28945-6

OCLC:

476097422