Demanding Democracy: Reform and Reaction in Costa Rica and Guatemala, 1870's-1950's

by Deborah Yashar and Deborah J. Yashar

Book Overview

This book examines the origins of democracy and authoritarianism using a novel coalitional approach to examine two questions: What are the conditions under which actors found democracy? What are the conditions conducive to its endurance? The book explores these questions by analyzing the cases of Costa Rica and Guatemala. Costa Rica is the longest-standing and arguably the most stable democracy in Latin America, while Guatemala has among the longest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804728739
• ISBN13: 9780804728737
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"