Democracy in Latin America : The Failure of Inclusion and the Emergence of Autocratization / Francisco Valdés-Ugalde.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Valdés Ugalde, Francisco, author.

Series:

Latin America in perspective ; Volume 2.

Latin America in Perspective Series ; Volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Latin America.

Democracy.

Latin America--Politics and government.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : De Gruyter, [2023]

Summary:

Between 1978 and 2006, most Latin American countries joined the "third wave of democracy". However, as elected governments were set in place all over the region, authoritarian actors often managed to overshadow democratic procedures and preserve their authoritarian enclaves, hindering the transformation of the state and the advancement of citizens' fundamental rights. This book analyzes the extent to which democratic and authoritarian forces are intertwined in political processes and institutional design and how they affect the inclusion of the citizenry in political decisions. This enables readers to understand how autocratization influences the different dimensions of representative democracy.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

Introduction

Chapter 1 Democratic transitions and the institutionalization of representative democracy. An overview

Chapter 2 The performance of the state. Inequality and exclusion

Chapter 3 What is representative democracy and how do we measure it?

Chapter 4 The facets of representative democracy in Latin America

Chapter 5 It's the state, stupid. Institutional obstacles to representative democracy. The rules of the game

Chapter 6 What's next for democracy in Latin America?

References.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-11-077367-8