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Learning Democracy : Citizen Engagement and Electoral Choice in Nicaragua, 1990-2001 /

Historically, Nicaragua has been mired in poverty and political conflict, yet the country has become a model for the successful emergence of democracy in a developing nation. Learning Democracy tells the story of how Nicaragua overcame an authoritarian government and American interventionism by enga...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Anderson, Leslie E. (Autor), Dodd, Lawrence C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2009]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. The Democratic Experiment in Nicaragua: An Introduction
  • Part I. Pathways toward Democracy: The Case of Nicaragua
  • Chapter 2. Foundations of Nicaraguan Democracy: Space, Class, and Party
  • Chapter 3. Embracing Electoral Choice: Political Discourse and the 1990 Campaign
  • Part II. Choice amidst Crisis: Public Opinion in 1990
  • Chapter 4. An Empirical Theory of Electoral Choice
  • Chapter 5. Citizen Attitudes in 1990: Candidates, the Economy, and the Regime
  • Chapter 6. The Voters Are Not Fools: Modeling the 1990 Presidential Election
  • Part III. Affirming the 1990 Choice: The 1996 and 2001 Elections in Context
  • Chapter 7. The Post-1990 Context: Democratic Foundations and Public Choice
  • Chapter 8. Reaffirming Citizen Choice: The 1996 and 2001 Elections
  • Chapter 9. Learning Democracy In and From Nicaragua: Concluding Perspectives
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index