Isbester, Katherine,   1962- <br/><br/>
The paradox of democracy in Latin America :  ten country studies of division and resilience / 
written and edited by Katherine Isbester ; with contributions from Viviana Patroni ... [et al.]. 
 - [Toronto] :  University of Toronto Press,  c2011 
 - xv, 396 p. :  maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Democracy :  a complex balance /  Democracy in Latin America :  a political history /  Issues and institutions in Latin American governance /  Mexico :  from perfect dictatorship to imperfect democracy /  Guatemala :  ethnicity and the shadow state /  Nicaragua :  revolution and betrayal /  Costa Rica :  an ethos and a strong state /  Colombia :  violence, drugs, and democracy /  Venezuela :  pacts, populism, and poverty /  Brazil :  constraints and innovations /  Bolivia :  ethnicity and power /  Chile :  democracy in a divided polity /  Argentina :  clientelism, corporatism, and democracy /  what works and why /  Katherine Isbester --  Katherine Isbester --  Katherine Isbester --  Judith Teichman --  Katherine Isbester --  Katherine Isbester --  Katherine Isbester --  Roberta Rice --  Roberta Rice --  Lauren Phillips --  Roberta Rice --  Judith Teichman --  Viviana Patroni --  Katherine Isbester.  Conclusion : 
<br/><br/> "Inviting in tone and organization but rigorous in its scholarship, The Paradox of Democracy in Latin America focuses on the problems, successes, and multiple forms of democracy in Latin America. The opening chapters provide readers with a theoretical and conceptual lens through which to examine the ten case studies, which focus on Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.  What becomes clear throughout is that there is a paradox at the heart of Latin America's democracies. Despite decades of struggle to replace authoritarian dictatorships with electoral democracies, solid economic growth (leading up to the global credit crisis), and increased efforts by the state to extend the benefits of peace and prosperity to the poor, democracy - as a political system - is experiencing declining support, and support for authoritarianism is on the rise.  The Paradox of Democracy in Latin America demonstrates the deep divisions between rulers and ruled in Latin America that undermine democratic processes, institutions, and norms."--pub. desc. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442601802 (pbk.) 1442601809 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011381191 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>20109060334 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--Latin America.<br/>Democracy--Latin America--Case studies.<br/>Democracia--América Latina
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Latin America--Politics and government.<br/>América Latina--Política y gobierno<br/>Latin America--Politics and government--Case studies.<br/>Amérique latine--Politique et gouvernement.<br/>Amérique latine--Politique et gouvernement--Cas, Études de.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JL 966  / I76p 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>321.8098