Conservative parties, the right, and democracy in Latin America / edited by Kevin J. Middlebrook.

Other author Middlebrook, Kevin J.
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
Descriptionxv, 391 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Political parties--Latin America.
Conservatism--Latin America.
Latin America--Politics and government. --1980-.

Contents Introduction: conservative parties, elite representation, and democracy in Latin America / Kevin J. Middlebrook -- Atavism and democratic ambiguity in the Chilean right / Manuel Antonio Garretón -- The Conservative Party and the crisis of political legitimacy in Colombia / John C. Dugas -- Venezuelan parties and the representation of elite interests / Michael Coppedge -- Ruling without a party: Argentine dominant classes in the twentieth century / Atilio A. Borón -- Conservative parties, democracy, and economic reform in contemporary Brazil / Scott Mainwaring, Rachel Meneguello, and Timothy J. Power -- Civil war and the transformation of elite representation in El Salvador / Elizabeth J. Wood -- The irrelevant right: Alberto Fujimori and the new politics of pragmatic Peru / Catherine M. Conaghan -- Conclusion: conservative politics, the right and democracy in Latin America.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [329]-375) and index.
LCCN 99087435
ISBN0801863856 (alk. paper)
ISBN0801863864 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JL969.A45 C655 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold