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Mandates and democracy : neoliberalism by surprise in Latin America /

"Sometimes politicians run for office promising one set of policies and then, if they win, they switch to very different ones. Latin American presidents in recent years have frequently run promising to avoid pro-market reforms and harsh economic adjustment, then win and transform immediately in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stokes, Susan Carol
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Colección:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Elections, Mandates, and Representation
  • 2. Elections and Economic Policy in Latin America
  • 3. Explaining Policy Switches
  • 4. Are Parties what's Wrong with Democracy in Latin America?
  • 5. Neoliberalism without Mandates: Citizens Respond
  • 6. Mandates and Democratic Theory
  • 7. Summary, Predictions, Unsettled Questions.