Oligarchy in the Americas: Comparing Oligarchic Rule in Latin America and the United States

by Joe Foweraker

This book explores the continuity of oligarchic rule in the Americas of the modern period, with a focus on the variable compatibility of oligarchic rule and democratic government. This focus sets the terms for a comparative inquiry that creates a novel perspective on the politics of Latin America and the United States alike. The continuity depends on the formation of a patrimonial State and a porous division between oligarchic interests and the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030631451
• ISBN13: 9783030631451
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"