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Democracies in development : politics and reform in Latin America /

Annotation The advance of democracy in Latin America over the past quarter century has contributed significantly to ensuring respect for fundamental political freedoms, civil liberties, and human rights. Democracies in Development highlights how an effective democracy is also essential for sustainab...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Inter-American Development Bank, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Otros Autores: Payne, J. Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Stockholm, Sweden : Inter-American Development Bank ; International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, 2007.
Edición:Expanded and updated ed.
Colección:David Rockefeller/Inter-American Development Bank Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Annotation The advance of democracy in Latin America over the past quarter century has contributed significantly to ensuring respect for fundamental political freedoms, civil liberties, and human rights. Democracies in Development highlights how an effective democracy is also essential for sustainable economic and social development. The book analyzes the effects of institutions on the functioning of democratic systems, identifies regional trends in political reform, assesses the value of reforms in contributing to enhanced democratic governance, and offers conclusions about the types of reforms that may hold promise for strengthening democracy. Appendices in the book's accompanying CD-ROM outline the institutional makeup of the region's democratic systems, examine voter turnout in presidential and legislative elections from 1978 to 2004, and present election results over the same period.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 332 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1597820369
9781597820363