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CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Politics, Society, and Democracy in Latin America

  • Larry Diamond and Juan J. Linz
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Democracy in Developing Countries
This chapter is in the book Democracy in Developing Countries
© 1989, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, USA

© 1989, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Tables and Figures VII
  4. Preface IX
  5. Acknowledgments XXIX
  6. CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Politics, Society, and Democracy in Latin America 1
  7. CHAPTER TWO Argentina: Autarkic Industrialization and Illegitimacy 59
  8. CHAPTER THREE Brazil: Inequality Against Democracy 111
  9. CHAPTER FOUR Chile: Origins, Consolidation, and Breakdown of a Democratic Regime 159
  10. CHAPTER FIVE Uruguay: The Survival of Old and Autonomous Institutions 207
  11. CHAPTER SIX Venezuela: The Nature, Sources, and Prospects of Democracy 247
  12. CHAPTER SEVEN Colombia: The Politics of Violence and Accommodation 291
  13. CHAPTER EIGHT Peru: Precarious Regimes, Authoritarian and Democratic 335
  14. CHAPTER NINE Costa Rica: The Roots of Democratic Stability 387
  15. CHAPTER TEN The Dominican Republic: Mirror Legacies of Democracy and Authoritarianism 423
  16. CHAPTER ELEVEN Mexico: Sustained Civilian Rule Without Democracy 459
  17. The Contributors 498
  18. Acronyms 502
  19. Index 505
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685853112-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Tables and Figures VII
  4. Preface IX
  5. Acknowledgments XXIX
  6. CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Politics, Society, and Democracy in Latin America 1
  7. CHAPTER TWO Argentina: Autarkic Industrialization and Illegitimacy 59
  8. CHAPTER THREE Brazil: Inequality Against Democracy 111
  9. CHAPTER FOUR Chile: Origins, Consolidation, and Breakdown of a Democratic Regime 159
  10. CHAPTER FIVE Uruguay: The Survival of Old and Autonomous Institutions 207
  11. CHAPTER SIX Venezuela: The Nature, Sources, and Prospects of Democracy 247
  12. CHAPTER SEVEN Colombia: The Politics of Violence and Accommodation 291
  13. CHAPTER EIGHT Peru: Precarious Regimes, Authoritarian and Democratic 335
  14. CHAPTER NINE Costa Rica: The Roots of Democratic Stability 387
  15. CHAPTER TEN The Dominican Republic: Mirror Legacies of Democracy and Authoritarianism 423
  16. CHAPTER ELEVEN Mexico: Sustained Civilian Rule Without Democracy 459
  17. The Contributors 498
  18. Acronyms 502
  19. Index 505
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