| Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe Contributor(s): Higley, John (Editor), Gunther, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521413745 ISBN-13: 9780521413749 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $106.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1991 Annotation: Employing a framework that focuses on the actions and choices of elites in creating consolidated democracies, a distinguished group of scholars examines Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Without ignoring the roles of mass publics and institutions, the authors conclude that in independent states with long records of political instability and authoritarian rule, democratic consolidation requires the achievement of elite "consensual unity"--that is, agreement among all politically important elites on the worth of existing democratic institutions and respect for democratic rules-of-the-game, coupled with increased "structural integration" among those elites. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Dewey: 305.520 |
| LCCN: 91003788 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.53 lbs) 372 pages |