Smith, Peter H.
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-360) and index.
• Part 1. Historical perspectives, 1900-2000. Cycles of electoral democracy Transitions and continuities — The military : heading for the exits? Global contexts, international forces — Part 2. The electoral arena. Presidents or parliaments Institutional variations — Elections : voters, winners, and losers — Part 3. Qualities of democracy. State capacity and policy performance The politics of social equity Freedoms, rights, and illiberal democracy The people’s verdict — Part 4. Democracy considered. The taming of democracy — Epilogue : the future of democracy. Appendix 1. Classification of electoral regimes, 1900-2000 — Appendix 2. Military coups in Latin America, 1900-2000.

Subjects:

• Democratization — Latin America.
• Democracy — Latin America.
• Latin America — Politics and government — 1980-

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