Democracy in Latin America: Political Change in Comparative PerspectiveDetailing the processes of democratization in Latin America, Peter Smith looks at some of the key issues that inhere in the move toward democracy - elections, culture, representation, poverty, and criminality, among others - through a focus on six paradigmatic case studies in the region. |
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Dimensions of Democracy | 1 |
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES 19002000 | 17 |
FIGURES | 27 |
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Democracy in Latin America: Political Change in Comparative Perspective Peter H. Smith,Cameron J. Sells No preview available - 2017 |
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