Learning Democracy Citizen Engagement and Electoral Choice in Nicaragua, 1990-2001 |
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Author:
| Anderson, Leslie E. Dodd, Lawrence C. |
ISBN: | 978-0-226-01971-0 |
Publication Date: | May 2005 |
Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $101.00 |
Book Description:
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Historically, Nicaragua has been mired in poverty and political conflict, yet the country has become a model for the successful emergence of democracy in a developing nation. Learning Democracy tells the story of how Nicaragua overcame an authoritarian government and American interventionism by engaging in an electoral revolution that solidified its democratic self-governance.
Historically, Nicaragua has been mired in poverty and political conflict, yet the country has become a model for the successful emergence of democracy in a developing nation. Learning Democracy tells the story of how Nicaragua overcame an authoritarian government and American interventionism by engaging in an electoral revolution that solidified its democratic self-governance.