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Transforming Labor-Based Parties in Latin America

Argentine Peronism in Comparative Perspective

Transforming Labor-Based Parties in Latin America( )
Author: Levitsky, Steven
ISBN:978-0-521-01697-1
Publication Date:Jan 2003
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $49.95
Book Description:

This book seeks to explain why some contemporary Latin American labor-based parties adapted successfully to the challenges of neoliberalism and working class decline. It argues that loosely structured party organizations tend to be more flexible than the bureaucratic structures found in most labor-based parties. The argument is illustrated through an analysis of the Argentine (Peronist) Justicialista Party (PJ). The PJ adapted to the neoliberal challenge with striking success,...
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Book Details
Pages:306
Detailed Subjects: Political Science / Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism
Political Science / Political Process / Political Parties
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):14.6 x 24.2 x 1.8 cm
Book Weight:0.4 Kilograms
Author Biography
Levitsky, Steven (Author)
Steven Levitsky is an American political scientist and Professor of Government at Harvard University. His research focuses on Latin America and the developing world. He is the author of Competitive Authoritarianism, (with co-author Lucan A. Way in 2010), and How Democracies Die (with co-author Daniel Ziblatt in 2018). He is co-editor of Argentine Democracy: The Politics of Institutional Weakness (2005). He is the recipient of numerous teaching awards.

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