The Crisis of Democratic Representation in the Andes

by Scott Mainwaring

The essays in this book analyze and explain the crisis of democratic representation in five Andean countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. In this region, disaffection with democracy, political parties, and legislatures has spread to an alarming degree. Many presidents have been forced from office, and many traditional parties have fallen by the wayside. These five countries have the potential to be negative examples in a region...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804752788
• ISBN13: 9780804752787
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"