The Persistence of Local Caudillos in Latin America - Informal Political Practices and Democracy in Unitary Countries

Illustrates the Unevenness of Democracy in Latin America

About the author

Tomás Dosek is associate professor of political science in the Departmento de Ciencias Sociales at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and researcher with the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, Económicas, Políticas y Antropológicas. He is coeditor of Women, Politics, and Democracy in Latin America and Mujeres en la política: Experiencias nacionales y subnacionales en América Latina.

Summary

This book explores how local caudillos stay in power and why some are more successful than others in retaining office. Tomáš Došek provides an in-depth analysis of six cases from Chile, Paraguay, and Peru to show the strategies that caudillos pursue to secure power and the mistakes they commit that drive them out.

Product details

• Authors: Tomas Dosek, Tomás Dosek
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.03.2024
• EAN: 9780822948124
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-4812-4
• No. of pages: 344
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 234 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 658 g
• Series: Pitt Latin American Series; Pitt Latin American
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous