Dictatorships in Twenty-First-Century Latin America - Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and El Salvador

Informationen zum Autor By Osvaldo Hurtado - Translated by Barbara Sipe Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments PART I: NEW FORMS OF DICTATORSHIP Chapter 1: The Concept of Democracy Chapter 2: From Military Dictatorships to Civilian Dictatorships Chapter 3: Dictatorships of the Twenty-First Century Chapter 4: The Governments of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro Chapter 5: The Government of Evo Morales Chapter 6: The Government of Daniel Ortega Chapter 7: The Government of Nayib Bukele PART II: THE GOVERNMENT OF RAFAEL CORREA Chapter 8: The Correa-Tailored Constitution of 2008 Chapter 9: The Process of Concentrating Power Chapter 10: The Ruse of Citizen Participation PART III: DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS IN AN AUTOCRATIC REGIME Chapter 11: The Rule of Law Chapter 12: The Division of Power Chapter 13: The Independence of the Justice System Chapter 14: Freedoms, Guarantees, and Rights Chapter 15: Government Transparency Chapter 16: Political Pluralism Chapter 17: Alternation in Power Chapter 18: Free Elections PART IV: PERSPECTIVES ON AUTHORITARIANISM Chapter 19: The International Community Chapter 20: Causes of the Dictatorial Drift Chapter 21: The Arduous Path of Democracy References About the Author

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• Authors: Osvaldo Hurtado, Hurtado Osvaldo
• Assisted by: Barbara Sipe (Translation)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.11.2022
• EAN: 9781538171080
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-7108-0
• No. of pages: 308
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; South America, Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Caribbean islands, Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship, autocracy;contemporary dictatorships