Undoing Democracy: The Politics of Electoral Caudillismo

by David Close and Kalowatie Deonandan

Book Overview

David Close and Kalowatie Deonandan focus their analysis on the pact struck between the Nicaragua's two main parties, the Liberals and the Sandinistas, which allowed the passage of the constitutional amendments that weakened Nicaragua's basic political institutions. Undoing Democracy will sharpen our understanding of democratic transition and consolidation, and will serve as an important contribution to the literature on Nicaragua, Latin American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073912935X
• ISBN13: 9780739129357
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.7"