Politics and Society in Latin America |
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Author:
| Mazzuca, Sebastián L. |
Series title: | Elements in Politics and Society in Latin America Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-108-81399-0 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2021 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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Latin America is caught in a middle-quality institutional trap, with flawed democracies and low-to-medium capacity States. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the development sequence - Latin America has democratized before building capable States - does not explain the region's quandary. States can make democracy, but so too can democracy make States.
Latin America is caught in a middle-quality institutional trap, with flawed democracies and low-to-medium capacity States. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the development sequence - Latin America has democratized before building capable States - does not explain the region's quandary. States can make democracy, but so too can democracy make States.