{"product_id":"latin-american-democratic-transformations-isbn-9781405197588","title":"Latin American Democratic Transformations","description":"\u003ci\u003eLatin American Democratic Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e explores the manner in which Latin American societies seek to consolidate and deepen their democracies in adverse domestic and international circumstances. The contributors engage recent debates on liberal and illiberal democracy and probe the complex connections between democratic politics and neoliberal, market-oriented reforms.  Preface and Acknowledgements. \u003cbr\u003e Information about the Contributors.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. \u003ci\u003eInstitutions, Actors and Processes in the Transformation of Latin American\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDemocracy (\u003c\/i\u003eWilliam C. Smith).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDebates on Democracy and Performance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. \u003ci\u003eLiberal and Illiberal Democracy in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e (Peter H. Smith and Melissa R. Ziegler).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. \u003ci\u003eNeoliberalism and Democracy in Latin America: A Mixed Record\u003c\/i\u003e (Kurt Weyland).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. \u003ci\u003eThe Uneven Performance of Third Wave Democracies: Electoral Politics and the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eImperfect Rule of Law in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e (Joe Foweraker and Roman Krznaric).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eInstitutions and the Travails of Competitive Politics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. \u003ci\u003eThe Reelection Debate in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e (John M. Carey).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. \u003ci\u003eDecentralization’s Nondemocratic Roots: Authoritarianism and Subnational\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReform in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e (Kent Eaton).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. \u003ci\u003eInstitutional Change and Ethnic Parties in South America\u003c\/i\u003e (Donna Lee Van Cott).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. \u003ci\u003eExpanding Accountability through Participatory Institutions: Mayors, Citizens, and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBudgeting in Three Brazilian Municipalities\u003c\/i\u003e (Brian Wampler).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. \u003ci\u003eFor a Few Senators More? Negotiating Constitutional Changes during Chile’s\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTransition to Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (Fredrik Uggla).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. \u003ci\u003eJudicial Reform as Insurance Policy: Mexico in the 1990s\u003c\/i\u003e (Jodi Finkel).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eActors, Participation and Mass Politics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. \u003ci\u003eIndigenous Parties and Democracy in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e (Raúl Madrid).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. \u003ci\u003eDefining Rights in Democratization: The Argentine Government and Human\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRights Organizations, 1983-2003\u003c\/i\u003e (Michelle D. Bonner).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. \u003ci\u003eMass Partisanship in Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e (David Samuels).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. \u003ci\u003eBrazil’s Agrarian Reform: Democratic Innovation or Oligarchic Exclusion\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRedux?\u003c\/i\u003e (Anthony W. Pereira).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15. \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Movement and Political Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e in Ecuador (León Zamosc).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16. \u003ci\u003eLocal Democracy and the Transformation of Popular Participation in Chile\u003c\/i\u003e (Paul Posner).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eChallenges of Unstructured Political Mobilization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17. \u003ci\u003eIndictments, Myths, and Citizen Mobilization in Argentina: A Discourse Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e (Ariel C. Armony and Víctor Armony).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18. \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Without Parties? Political Parties and Regime Change in Fujimori’s\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeru\u003c\/i\u003e (Stephen Levitsky and Maxwell Cameron).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19. \u003ci\u003eSocial Correlates of Party System Demise and Populist Resurgence in Venezuela\u003c\/i\u003e (Kenneth Roberts).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam C. Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e received his Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University and currently teaches at the University of Miami. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eAuthoritarianism and the Crisis of the Argentine Political Economy\u003c\/em\u003e (Stanford University Press, 1991) and the editor of numerous volumes on democracy, market-oriented restructuring, and contentious politics in Latin America. His articles have been appeared in numerous journals, including: \u003cem\u003eStudies in Comparative International Development\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRevista Mexicana de Sociología\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDados\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDesarrollo Econ?mico\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePolitical Power and Social Theory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eContexto Internacional\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFuerzas Armadas y Sociedad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNueva Sociedad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmérica Latina Hoy\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eLatin American Research Review.\u003c\/em\u003e Smith is the editor of \u003cem\u003eLatin American Politics and Society\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989512077541,"sku":"NP9781405197588","price":49.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405197588.jpg?v=1761784402","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/latin-american-democratic-transformations-isbn-9781405197588","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}