Domínguez, Jorge I. 1945- editor Shifter, Michael editor text mdu 2013 Fourth edition. monographic eng

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xxiii, 377 pages ; 24 cm. Already widely used in courses, Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America will continue to interest students of Latin American politics, democratization studies, and comparative politics as well as policymakers. Introduction : new issues in democratic governance / Michael Shifter Constitutional rewrites in Latin America, 1987-2009 / Javier Corrales Mass media and politics in Latin America / Taylor C. Boas Security challenges for Latin American democratic governance / Lucía Dammert Natural resources boom and institutional curses in the new political economy of South America / Sebastián Mazzuca Argentina : democratic consolidation, partisan dealignment, and institutional weakness / Ernesto Calvo and María Victoria Murillo Bolivia : keeping the coalition together / George Gray Molina Brazil : democracy in the PT era / David Samuels Chile : beyond transitional models of politics / Peter M. Siavelis Colombia : democratic governance amidst an armed conflict / Eduardo Posada-Carbó Mexico : democratic advances and limitations / Shannon O'Neil Peru : the challenges of a democracy without parties / Steven Levitsky Venezuela : political governance and regime change by electoral means / Ángel E. Álvarez Conclusion : early twenty-first century democratic governance in Latin America / Jorge I. Domínguez edited by Jorge I. Dominguez and Michael Shifter. Includes bibliographic references and index. cl----- Democracy Latin America Democracia América Latina Latin America Politics and government 1980- América Latina Política y gobierno 1980- JL 966 C758 2013 320.98 9781421409795 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1421409798 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2012041079 DLC 121114 20240402111241.0 17528690 eng