Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America: Emergence, Survival, and Fall

by Scott Mainwaring

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This book presents a new theory for why political regimes emerge, and why they subsequently survive or break down. It then analyzes the emergence, survival and fall of democracies and dictatorships in Latin America since 1900. Scott Mainwaring and An?bal P?rez-Li??n argue for a theoretical approach situated between long-term structural and cultural explanations and short-term explanations that look at the decisions of specific leaders. They focus...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521152240

ISBN13:9780521152242

Release Date:January 2014

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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