Christian Democracy in Latin America: Electoral Competition and Regime Conflicts

by Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully

Book Overview

Christian Democracy swept across parts of Latin America, gaining influence in Venezuela in the 1940s, Chile in the 1950s, El Salvador and Guatemala in the 1960s, and Costa Rica and Mexico in the 1980s. This book offers an overview of Christian Democracy in the region-- underscoring its remarkable diversity--and examines the Christian Democratic organizations of Chile and Mexico, which are still major parties today. The concluding section analyzes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804745986
• ISBN13: 9780804745987
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"