Political Cleavages Issues, Parties, and the Consolidation of Democracy |
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| Author:
| Moreno, Alejandro |
| Series title: | Latin America in Global Perspective Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8133-3550-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1999 |
| Publisher: | Avalon Publishing
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| Imprint: | Westview Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $135.00 |
Book Description:
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Political Cleavages: Issues, Parties, and the Consolidation of Democracy, Alejandro Moreno argues that the political split between authoritarian and democratic ideologies is the main determinant of party competition in less-developed, relatively new democracies. That is, political competition is drawn between those parties that propose to further democratic consolidations and those that advocate a return to authoritarian order. Moreno compares political cleavages in new...
More DescriptionIn Political Cleavages: Issues, Parties, and the Consolidation of Democracy, Alejandro Moreno argues that the political split between authoritarian and democratic ideologies is the main determinant of party competition in less-developed, relatively new democracies. That is, political competition is drawn between those parties that propose to further democratic consolidations and those that advocate a return to authoritarian order. Moreno compares political cleavages in new democracies (including several in Latin America) with political conflict in advanced industrial democracies, demonstrating that party competition in new democratic systems centers more on structural (class) differences that that in stable democracies.