Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern - Europ

Zusammenfassung A distinguished group of scholars examine recent transitions to democracy and the prospects for democratic stability in Argentina! Brazil! Chile! the Dominican Republic! Peru! Portugal! Spain and Uruguay. They also assess the role of elites in the longer-established democratic regimes in Columbia! Costa Rica! Italy! Mexico and Venezuela. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction: Elite transformations and democratic regimes Michael Burton, Richard Gunther and John Higley; 2. Spain: the very model of the modern elite settlement Richard Gunther; 3. Elite settlements and democratic consolidation: Colombia, Costa Rica and Venezuela John A. Peeler; 4. Mexico's elite settlement: conjuncture and consequences Alan Knight; 5. Elite unification and democratic consolidation in Italy: an historical overview Maurizio Cotta; 6. The role of civil-military pacts in elite settlements and elite convergences: democratic consolidation in Uruguay Charles Guy Gillespie; 7. Patterns of elite negotiation and confrontation in Argentina and Chile Marcelo Cavarozzi; 8. Elites in an unconsolidated democracy: Peru during the 1980s Henry Hietz; 9. Brazil's political transition Thomas Bruneau; 10. Redefining the Portuguese transition to democracy Lawrence S. Graham; 11. The Dominican case Peter Sanchez; 12. Elites and democratic consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe: an overview Michael Burton, Richard Gunther and John Higley.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John (University of Texas Higley, John Gunther Higley
• Con la collaborazione di: Richard Gunther (Editore), Gunther Richard (Editore), John Higley (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.11.1991
• EAN: 9780521413749
• ISBN: 978-0-521-41374-9
• Pagine: 372
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political structures: democracy, Political structures / systems: democracy