Latin America's Struggle for Democracy

by Diego Abente Brun and Marc F. Plattner

Book Overview

2009 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice

Almost thirty years have passed since Latin America joined democracy's global "third wave," and not a single government has reverted to what was once the most common form of authoritarianism: military rule. Behind this laudable record, however, lurk problems that are numerous and deep, ranging from an ominous resurgence of antidemocratic and economically irresponsible populism to the fragility...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801890594
• ISBN13: 9780801890598
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.7"