Democracies and dictatorships in Latin America Texte imprimé : emergence, survival, and fall / Scott Mainwaring, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana; Anial Peŕez-Linãń, University of Pittsburgh

Mainwaring, Scott 1954-....

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press , cop. 2013

1 vol. (XIV-353 p.) ; 24 cm

"This book presents a new theory for why political regimes emerge, and why they subsequently survive or break down. It then analyzes the emergence, survival, and fall of democracies and dictatorships in Latin America since 1900. Scott Mainwaring and Anial Peŕez-Linãń argue for a theoretical approach situated between long-term structural and cultural explanations and short-term explanations that look at the decisions of specific leaders. They focus on the political preferences of powerful actors - the degree to which they embrace democracy as an intrinsically desirable end and their policy radicalism - to explain regime outcomes. They also demonstrate that transnational forces and influences are crucial to understand regional waves of democratization. Based on extensive research into the political histories of all twenty Latin American countries, this book offers the first extended analysis of regime emergence, survival, and failure for all of Latin America over a long period of time"

9780521190015 hardback

Démocratisation -- Amérique latine -- 1970-....

Pérez-Liñán, Aníbal

9780521190015

Includes bibliographical references and index