Learning Democracy: Citizen Engagement and Electoral Choice in Nicaragua, 1990-2001

by Lawrence C. Dodd and Leslie E. Anderson

Book Overview

Historically, Nicaragua has been mired in poverty and political conflict, yet the country has become a model for the successful emergence of democracy in a developing nation. Learning Democracy tells the story of how Nicaragua overcame an authoritarian government and American interventionism by engaging in an electoral revolution that solidified its democratic self-governance.

By analyzing nationwide surveys conducted during the 1990,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226019721
• ISBN13: 9780226019727
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"