Dilemmas of Democracy in Latin America: Crises and Opportunity

by Howard J. Wiarda

This balanced, clear study explores why democracy in Latin America is so troubled and why U.S. policy in the area so often goes astray. Howard Wiarda argues that because Latin America was built on a different basis than the United States and has a different history, political culture, and social foundation, it cannot possibly imitate the U.S. model of democracy. Indeed, U.S. policy in Latin America goes astray not just through neglect but through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742530329
• ISBN13: 9780742530324
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.9"