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Dictatorships in twenty-first-century Latin America Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and El Salvador / Osvaldo Hurtado ; translated by Barbara Sipe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hurtado, Osvaldo, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political culture--Latin America.
- Political culture.
- Authoritarianism--Latin America.
- Authoritarianism.
- Latin America--Politics and government--21st century.
- Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (309 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
- Summary:
- This book explores the most important Latin American political phenomenon to emerge in the twenty-first century: democratic governments have become autocratic governments not by military coups but by politicians' manipulation of the system after a fair election. Through five countries, the book examines this new generation of Latin American dictators.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- New Forms of Dictatorship
- The Concept of Democracy
- From Military Dictatorships to Civilian Dictatorships
- Dictatorships of the Twenty-First Century
- The Governments of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro
- The Government of Evo Morales
- The Government of Daniel Ortega
- The Government of Nayib Bukele
- The Government of Rafael Correa
- The Correa-Tailored Constitution of 2008
- The Process of Concentrating Power
- The Ruse of Citizen Participation
- Democratic Institutions in an Autocratic Regime
- The Rule of Law
- The Division of Power
- The Independence of the Justice System
- Freedoms, Guarantees, and Rights
- Government Transparency
- Political Pluralism
- Alternation in Power
- Free Elections
- Perspectives on Authoritarianism
- The International Community
- Causes of the Dictatorial Drift
- The Arduous Path of Democracy
- References
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hurtado, Osvaldo Dictatorships in Twenty-First-Century Latin America
- ISBN:
- 1-5381-7109-0
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