The Consolidation of Democracy: Comparing Europe and Latin America

by Carsten Q. Schneider

Book Overview

This book investigates the successes and failures in consolidating those democratic regimes that emerged in Europe and Latin America in the last quarter of the 20th century.

The theoretical approach developed combines the most prominent political-institutional and socio-structural approaches to explaining the Consolidation of Democracy (CoD). Reinterpreting conventional claims, Schneider's comparative analyses of 32 countries indicates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415663938
• ISBN13: 9780415663939
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"