Elections And Democracy In Central America
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Elections And Democracy In Central America
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Author : John A. Booth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Elections And Democracy In Central America written by John A. Booth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Political Science categories.
Elections And Democracy In Central America Revisited
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Author : Mitchell A. Seligson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Elections And Democracy In Central America Revisited written by Mitchell A. Seligson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
This volume represents a continuation and significant expansion of the study of the relationship of elections to democracy in Central America that the editors began with Elections and Democracy in Central America.
Political Parties And Democracy In Central America
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Author : Louis W Goodman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-06-18
Political Parties And Democracy In Central America written by Louis W Goodman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-18 with Political Science categories.
During the 1980s, superpower rivalry and regional conflicts decimated the Central American economies and eroded political systems within the region. Recent years, however, have witnessed remarkable political change, and since 1990 popularly elected presidents have held office in all seven countries. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the
Managing Democracy In Central America
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Author : Thomas J. Dodd
language : en
Publisher: University of Miami Iberian Studies Institute
Release Date : 1992
Managing Democracy In Central America written by Thomas J. Dodd and has been published by University of Miami Iberian Studies Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Political Science categories.
This work illuminates broad idealogical and diplomatic issues in the history of US-Nicaraguan relations. Based on archive materials, diaries and interviews, this book shows how the United States became involved in negotiations to end the civil war in Nicaragua.
Electoral Rules And Democracy In Latin America
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Author : Cynthia McClintock
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
Electoral Rules And Democracy In Latin America written by Cynthia McClintock and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Political Science categories.
During Latin America's third democratic wave, a majority of countries adopted a runoff rule for the election of the president, effectively dampening plurality voting, opening the political arena to new parties, and assuring the public that the president will never have anything less than majority support. In a region in which undemocratic political parties were common and have often been dominated by caudillos, cautious naysayers have voiced concerns about the runoff process, arguing that a proliferation of new political parties vying for power is a sign of inferior democracy. This book is the first rigorous assessment of the implications of runoff versus plurality rules throughout Latin America, and demonstrates that, in contrast to early scholarly skepticism about runoff, it has been positive for democracy in the region. Primarily through qualitative analysis for each country, the author argues that, indeed, an important advantage of runoff is the greater openness of the political arena to new parties--at the same time that measures can be taken to inhibit party proliferation. In this context, it is also the first volume to address whether or not a runoff rule with a reduced threshold (for example, 40% with a 10-point lead) is a felicitous compromise between majority runoff and plurality. The book considers the potential for the superiority of runoff to travel beyond Latin America--in particular, and rather provocatively, to the United States.
Democracies In Development
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Author : J. Mark Payne
language : en
Publisher: IDB
Release Date : 2002
Democracies In Development written by J. Mark Payne and has been published by IDB this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Business & Economics categories.
The accompanying CD-ROM features country-by-country election results for presidential and legislative elections."--BOOK JACKET.
Latin American Political Culture
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Author : John A. Booth
language : en
Publisher: CQ Press
Release Date : 2014-10-30
Latin American Political Culture written by John A. Booth and has been published by CQ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-30 with Political Science categories.
Latin American Political Culture: Public Opinion and Democracy presents a genuinely pan-Latin American examination of the region’s contemporary political culture. This is the only book to extensively investigate the attitudes and behaviors of Latin Americans based on the Latin American Public Opinion Project’s (LAPOP) AmericasBarometer surveys. The findings reveal a complex Latin America with distinct political culture. Authors John Booth and Patricia Bayer Richard join rigorous analysis with clear graphic presentation and extensive examples, and readers learn about public opinion research, engage with further questions for analysis, and have access to data, an expansive bibliography, and links to appendices.
Christian Democracy In Latin America
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Author : Scott Mainwaring
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2003
Christian Democracy In Latin America written by Scott Mainwaring and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Political Science categories.
Christian Democracy swept across parts of Latin America, gaining influence in Venezuela in the 1940s, Chile in the 1950s, El Salvador and Guatemala in the 1960s, and Costa Rica and Mexico in the 1980s. This book offers an overview of Christian Democracy in the region underscoring its remarkable diversityand examines the Christian Democratic organizations of Chile and Mexico, which are still major parties today. The concluding section analyzes the demise of formerly significant Christian Democratic parties in El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, and Venezuela. Christian Democracy in Latin America provides the definitive stufy of the nature, rise, and decline of Christian Democracy in Latin America. The book enriches the broader theoretical literature on political parties by highlighting the distinctive strategic dilemmas parties face, and the distinctive objectives they pursue, in contexts of fragile democracy or of authoritarian regimes.
The Right And Democracy In Latin America
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Author : Douglas A. Chalmers
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1992-02-28
The Right And Democracy In Latin America written by Douglas A. Chalmers and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-02-28 with Political Science categories.
This book of up-to-date studies by a group of research scholars from Latin America and the United States examines the factors essential to an understanding of the Right's goals, organizations, and commitment to democracy. The book is divided into four distinctive sections, the first of which deals with the general characteristics of the Right. The following three sections explore in depth the political strategies and organizations of the Right in elections and governing coalitions, the conservative trends that are changing the Church, and the fate of neo-liberal ideas among businessmen traditionally dependent on the State. Several chapters are devoted to the distinctive dynamics in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru.
Democratic Accountability In Latin America
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Author : Scott Mainwaring
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2003-07-31
Democratic Accountability In Latin America written by Scott Mainwaring and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-31 with Political Science categories.
This volume on democratic accountability addresses one of the burning issues on the agenda of policy makers and citizens in contemporary Latin America: how democratic leaders in Latin America can improve accountability while simultaneously promoting governmental effectiveness. Written by well-known scholars form both Latin America and the United States, the volume enhances understanding of these key themes, which are central to the future of democracy in Latin America. - ;This volume on democratic accountability addresses one of the burning issues on the agenda of policy makers and citizens in contemporary Latin America. In much of Latin America, disenchantment and cynicism have set in regarding the quality of elected governments raising the prospect of a new round of democratic erosion and breakdowns. One of the important emerging challenges for improving the quality of democracy resolves around how to build more effective mechanisms of accountability. A widespread perception prevails in much of the region that government officials are not sufficiently subject to routinized controls by oversight agencies. Corruption, lack of oversight, impunity of state actors, and improper use of public resources are major problems in most countries of the region. Dealing with these issues is paramount to restoring and deepening democratic legitimacy. The fundamental question in this volume is how democratic leaders in Latin America can improve accountability while simultaneously promoting governmental effectiveness. These issues have acquired urgency in contemporary Latin America because of heightened public concern about corruption and improper governmental actions on the one hand, yet on the other, uncertainty about the potential tradeoff between tightened accountability of officials and effective policy results. The volume enhances understanding of three key issues. First, it enriches understanding of the state of non-electoral forms of democratic accountability in contemporary Latin America. What are some of the major shortcoming in democratic accountability? How can they be addressed? What are some major innovations in the efforts to enhance democratic accountability? A second contribution of the volume is conceptual. Accountability is a key concept in the social sciences, yt its meaning varies widely form one author to the next. The authors in this volume, especially in the first four chapters, explicitly debate how bet to define and delimit the concept. Finally the volume also furthers understanding of the interactions between various mechanism and institutions of accountability. Many of the authors address how electoral accountability (the accountability of elected officials to the voters) interact with the forms of accountability in which state agencies oversee and sanction public officials. The volume provides extensive treatment of this important but hitherto under-explored interaction. -