Changing Course in Latin America: Party Systems in the Neoliberal Era

by Kenneth M. Roberts

Book Overview

This book explores the impact of economic crises and free-market reforms on party systems and political representation in contemporary Latin America. It explains why some patterns of market reform align and stabilize party systems, whereas other patterns of reform leave party systems vulnerable to widespread social protest and electoral instability. In contrast to other works on the topic, this book accounts for both the institutionalization and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521673267
• ISBN13: 9780521673266
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"