Jorge I. Dom+¡nguez is the Antonio Madero Professor of Mexican and Latin American Politics and Economics at Harvard University. He is the author of numerous books, including Democratic Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean, also published by Johns Hopkins. Michael Shifter is Vice President for Policy at the Inter-American Dialogue and adjunct professor of Latin American studies at Georgetown University.
Preface | p. vii |
Contributors | p. xi |
Acronyms and Abbreviations | p. xv |
Introduction | |
Emerging Trends and Determining Factors in Democratic Governance | p. 3 |
Themes | |
The Fading Regional Consensus on Democratic Convergence | p. 13 |
The Backlash against Market Reforms in Latin America in the 2000s | p. 39 |
Political Inclusion and Social Inequality: Women, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous Peoples | p. 72 |
Country Studies | |
Argentina: Democracy and Institutional Weakness | p. 99 |
Bolivia: Evo Morales and Democracy | p. 124 |
Brazil: Democracy under Lula and the PT | p. 152 |
Chile: The End of the Unfinished Transition | p. 177 |
Colombia: Democratic Security and Political Reform | p. 209 |
Mexico: Dysfunctional Democracy | p. 242 |
Peru: A Missed Opportunity | p. 264 |
Venezuela: Delegative Democracy or Electoral Autocracy? | p. 285 |
Conclusion | |
Three Decades since the Start of the Democratic Transitions | p. 323 |
Notes | p. 353 |
Index | p. 401 |
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