Democracies and dictatorships in Latin America : emergence, survival, and fall / Scott Mainwaring, University of Notre Dame ; Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, University of Pittsburgh.

"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 Aníbal Pérez-Liñán argue for a theoretical approac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mainwaring, Scott, 1954- (Author)
Pérez Liñan, Aníbal S. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Democracy > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Democracy > Latin America > History > 21st century.
Dictatorship > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Dictatorship > Latin America > History > 21st century.
Authoritarianism > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Authoritarianism > Latin America > History > 21st century.
Political culture > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Political culture > Latin America > History > 21st century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
Latin America > Politics and government > 20th century.
Latin America > Politics and government > 2st century.
Physical Description:xiv, 353 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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