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Presidentialism and democracy in Latin America / edited by Scott Mainwaring, Matthew Soberg Shugart.
- Title
- Presidentialism and democracy in Latin America / edited by Scott Mainwaring, Matthew Soberg Shugart.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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- Description
- ix, 493 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- This 1997 book addresses the current debate regarding the liabilities and merits of presidential government. Does presidentialism make it less likely that democratic governments will be able to manage political conflict? With the unprecedented wave of transitions to democracy since the 1970s, this question has been hotly contested in political and intellectual circles all over the globe. The contributors to this volume examine variations among different presidential systems and skeptically view claims that presidentialism has added significantly to the problems of democratic governance and stability.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge studies in comparative politics
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-482) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Presidentialism and democracy in Latin America: rethinking the terms of the debate / Matthew Soberg Shugart and Scott Mainwaring -- Multipartism, robust federalism, and presidentialism in Brazil / Scott Mainwaring -- The unrealized potential of presidential dominance in Colombia / Ronald P. Archer and Matthew Soberg Shugart -- Presidential behavior in a system with strong parties: Venezuela, 1958-1995 / Brian F. Crisp -- Strong candidates for a limited office: presidentialism and political parties in Costa Rica / John M. Carey -- Political sources of presidencialismo in Mexico / Jeffrey Weldon -- Evaluating Argentina's presidential democracy: 1983-1995 / Mark P. Jones -- In defense of presidentialism: the case of Chile, 1932-1970 / Julio Faundez -- Executive-legislative relations in post-Pinochet Chile: a preliminary assessment / Peter M. Siavelis -- Hybrid presidentialism and democratization: the case of Bolivia / Eduardo E. Gamarra -- Conclusion: presidentialism and the party system / Scott Mainwaring and Matthew Soberg Shugart --
- (cont.) Appendix: outlines of constitutional powers in Latin America / compiled by John M. Carey, Octavio Amorim Neto, and Matthew Soberg Shugart.
- ISBN
- 0521572665
- 0521576148 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^^96026086^
- OCLC
- 34933878
- SCSB-12249634
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library