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Ten leading scholars of the region present original research to argue that theories of democratic consolidation or institutionalization are too often Euro- and ethno-centric; that simple appeals for greater participation are insufficient; and that recent critics of populism, patronage, and presidentialism fail to capture new opportunities for democracies in the region.

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Kurt von Mettenheim is author of The Brazilian Voter: Mass Politics in Democratic Transition, 1974-1986, and editor of Presidential Institutions and Democratic Politics: Comparing Regional and National Contexts. He has taught at Columbia University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Universidade de S‹o Paulo, and is currently writing a study of the Brazilian presidency.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 241 ● ISBN 9780822971924 ● File size 1.0 MB ● Editor Kurt Von Mettenheim & James Malloy ● Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press ● City PIttsburgh ● Country US ● Published 1998 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 9353288 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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