| Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe Contributor(s): Higley, John (Editor), Gunther, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1139173901 ISBN-13: 9781139173902 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Dewey: 305.520 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |