The Birth of Democracy in South America /
South America contains some of the oldest democracies in the world, yet we still know relatively little about how and why democracy arose in the region. Raúl L. Madrid argues that three main developments - the professionalization of the military, the growth of parties, and splits within the ruling p...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2025.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | South America contains some of the oldest democracies in the world, yet we still know relatively little about how and why democracy arose in the region. Raúl L. Madrid argues that three main developments - the professionalization of the military, the growth of parties, and splits within the ruling party - led to democratization in the early twentieth century. Military professionalization increased the incentives for the opposition to abandon the armed struggle and focus on the electoral path to power. The growth of parties boosted the capacity of the opposition to enact and enforce democratic reforms that would level the electoral playing field. And ruling party splits created the opportunity for the opposition and ruling party dissidents to ally and push through reforms. This persuasive and original book offers important implications for the study of democracy. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jun 2025). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource PDF file(s). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009633802 1009633805 9781009633833 100963383X |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781009633802 |