Fujimori s coup and breakdown democ - racy in latin america

Informationen zum Autor Charles D. Kenney is assistant professor of comparative and Latin American politics at the University of Oklahoma. Klappentext Much as Augusto Pinochet's 1973 coup in Chile stood as a symbol of the challenges of an earlier period, Alberto Fujimori's 1992 presidential coup became a symbol of the present challenges of democratization in Latin America and the world. In this authoritative book, Charles D. Kenney explores why and how democracy broke down in Peru in 1992. His analysis of Peruvian politics sheds light on the problems of democratic stability in new democracies and points to strategies for preventing future failures in other countries.Kenney's central argument is that institutional factors-especially the absence of a legislative majority-played a crucial role in the collapse of democracy in Peru in 1992 and throughout Latin America over the last forty years. This argument, which is theoretically and politically controversial in the case of Peru, is examined alongside alternative explanations of Fujimori's coup. Kenney tests the Peruvian case study in a cross-national assessment of democratic breakdowns in Latin America since 1960.Containing a unique compilation of original quantitative data, Fujimori's Coup and the Breakdown of Democracy in Latin America is the only book-length study to treat this subject. Kenney's findings will be important for political scientists, scholars of Latin America, and policy makers. Zusammenfassung This text explores why and how democracy broke down in Peru in 1992. The author's argument is that institutional factors - especially the absence of a legislative majority - were crucial to the collapse of democracy in Peru during and before this period and throughout Latin America since the 1960s.

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• Authors: Charles Kenney, Charles D. Kenney, Charles D. (Assistant Professor of Comparative and Latin American Politics Kenney, Charles D. Kenney (Assistant Professor of Comparative and Latin American Politics USA)
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2004
• EAN: 9780268031725
• ISBN: 978-0-268-03172-5
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies; Helen Kellogg Institute for In; Helen Kellogg Institute for In; Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies; Kellogg Institute Series on Democracy and Development; Kellogg Institute Democracy an
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education