03603cam a22004337a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007801600160009502000250011102000220013603500240015804000720018204200140025404300120026805000220028008200170030210000330031924501960035226000530054830000330060150400510063450509300068552004400161552004800205552001950253553000390273065000300276965000440279965000330284365100440287665100440292065100580296465100500302265100680307270000290314016753937BJBSDDR20230411090602.0ta031019s2011    oncb     b    001 0deng d  a  2011381191  a20109060334  a9781442601802 (pbk.)  a1442601809 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)ocn642846580  aNLCbengcNLCdBTCTAdYDXCPdC#PdBWXdCDXdLHUdIULdTJCdFDAdDLC  alccopycat  acl----- 0aJL 966bI76p 201104a321.80982221 aIsbester, Katherine, d1962-14aThe paradox of democracy in Latin America :bten country studies of division and resilience /cwritten and edited by Katherine Isbester ; with contributions from Viviana Patroni ... [et al.].  a[Toronto] :bUniversity of Toronto Press,cc2011  axv, 396 p. :bmaps ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.00tDemocracy :ta complex balance /rKatherine Isbester --tDemocracy in Latin America :ta political history /rKatherine Isbester --tIssues and institutions in Latin American governance /rKatherine Isbester --tMexico :tfrom perfect dictatorship to imperfect democracy /rJudith Teichman --tGuatemala :tethnicity and the shadow state /rKatherine Isbester --tNicaragua :trevolution and betrayal /rKatherine Isbester --tCosta Rica :tan ethos and a strong state /rKatherine Isbester --tColombia :tviolence, drugs, and democracy /rRoberta Rice --tVenezuela :tpacts, populism, and poverty /rRoberta Rice --tBrazil :tconstraints and innovations /rLauren Phillips --tBolivia :tethnicity and power /rRoberta Rice --tChile :tdemocracy in a divided polity /rJudith Teichman --tArgentina :tclientelism, corporatism, and democracy /rViviana Patroni --gConclusion :twhat works and why /rKatherine Isbester.  a"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.  aWhat 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.  aThe 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.  aAlso issued in electronic formats. 0aDemocracyzLatin America. 0aDemocracyzLatin AmericavCase studies. 4aDemocraciazAmérica Latina 0aLatin AmericaxPolitics and government. 4aAmérica LatinaxPolítica y gobierno 0aLatin AmericaxPolitics and governmentvCase studies. 6aAmérique latinexPolitique et gouvernement. 6aAmérique latinexPolitique et gouvernementvCas, Études de.1 aPatroni, Viviana,d1967-