Democracy and its Discontents in Latin America / / ed. by Joe Foweraker, Dolores Trevizo.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• MitwirkendeR: Barndt, Will,; Camp, Roderic Ai,; Corrales, Javier,; Doyle, David,; Foweraker, Joe,; Harvey, Neil,; Jaquette, Jane S.,; Landman, Todd,; Munck, Gerardo L.,; Pion-Berlin, David,; Piscopo, Jennifer M.,; Rogers, Melissa Ziegler,; Trevizo, Dolores,
• HerausgeberIn: Foweraker, Joe,; Trevizo, Dolores,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (325 p.)

Why is there so much discontent with democracy across Latin America? Are regimes being judged by unrealistic standards of success—or is there legitimate cause for criticism in light of widespread failures to deliver either transparency or effective public policies? Addressing these questions across...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Tables and Figures
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Democracy and Its Discontents in Latin America
• Part 1 State and Regime: Institutions, Policy, Accountability
• 2 The Characteristic Contradictions of Democracy
• 3 State Capacity and Democratic Quality
• 4 Inequality and Democratic Representation
• 5 Making the Military Accountable
• 6 Liberal vs. Popular Models of Democracy
• 7 Radical Claims to Accountability
• Part 2 Citizenship: Issues of Rights and Representation
• 8 Democracy and Human Rights
• 9 Quota Laws and Gender Equality
• 10 Women’s Rights, Indigenous Rights, and Social Cohesion
• 11 Indigenous Peoples and Dilemmas of Electoral Participation
• 12 The Changing Profile of Party Systems
• 13 A Democratic Paradox: More Governability, Less Trust
• 14 Counting the Costs of Political Repression
• Part 3 Conclusion
• 15 Lessons from the Democratic Record to Date
• Appendixes
• References
• The Contributors
• Index
• About the Book