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Author : George Pratt Shultz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Strengthening Democracy in Central America written by George Pratt Shultz and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jaime Daremblum
Publisher : Hudson Institute
ISBN 13 : 9781558131606
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (316 download)
Download or read book How to Strengthen Democracy in Latin America written by Jaime Daremblum and published by Hudson Institute. This book was released on 2008 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Promoting Freedom and Democracy in Central America written by United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Héctor Luis Díaz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780922993956
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (939 download)
Download or read book Strengthening Democracy Through Community Capacity Building written by Héctor Luis Díaz and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study in this book found that social intervention programs sponsored by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International in four Latin American countries (Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru and Boliva) were successful in building community and democratic processes. The authors are social scientists.
Author : Benjamin Goldfrank
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271074515
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Deepening Local Democracy in Latin America written by Benjamin Goldfrank and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The resurgence of the Left in Latin America over the past decade has been so notable that it has been called “the Pink Tide.” In recent years, regimes with leftist leaders have risen to power in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Venezuela. What does this trend portend for the deepening of democracy in the region? Benjamin Goldfrank has been studying the development of participatory democracy in Latin America for many years, and this book represents the culmination of his empirical investigations in Brazil, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In order to understand why participatory democracy has succeeded better in some countries than in others, he examines the efforts in urban areas that have been undertaken in the cities of Porto Alegre, Montevideo, and Caracas. His findings suggest that success is related, most crucially, to how nationally centralized political authority is and how strongly institutionalized the opposition parties are in the local arenas.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The State of Democracy in Latin America written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Magda Hinojosa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197526950
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (975 download)
Download or read book Seeing Women, Strengthening Democracy written by Magda Hinojosa and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under what conditions do citizens most effectively connect to the democratic process? We tend to think that factors like education, income, and workforce participation are most important, but research has shown that they exert less influence than expected when it comes to women's attitudes and engagement. Scholars have begun to look more closely at how political context affects engagement. This book asks how contexts promote women's interest and connection to democracy, and it looks to Latin America for answers. The region provides a good test case as the institution of gender quotas has led to more recent and dramatic increases in women's political representation. Specifically, Magda Hinojosa and Miki Caul Kittilson argue that the election of women to political office--particularly where women's presence is highly visible to the public--strengthens the connections between women and the democratic process. For women, seeing more "people like me" in politics changes attitudes and orientations toward government and politics. The authors untangle the effects of gender quotas and the subsequent rise in women's share of elected positions, finding that the latter exerts greater impact on women's connections to the democratic process. Women citizens are more knowledgeable, interested, and efficacious when they see women holding elected office. They also express more trust in government and in political institutions and greater satisfaction with democracy when they see more women in politics. The authors look at comparative data from across Latin America, but focus on an in-depth case study of Uruguay. Here, the authors find that gender gaps in political engagement declined significantly after a doubling of women's representation in the Senate. The authors therefore argue that far-reaching gender gaps can be overcome by more equitable representation in our political institutions.
Author : Scott Mainwaring
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804772967
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Democratic Governance in Latin America written by Scott Mainwaring and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Producing more effective governance is the greatest challenge that faces most Latin American democracies today—a challenge that involves not only strengthening democratic institutions but also increasing governmental effectiveness. Focusing on the post-1990 period, this volume addresses why some policies and some countries have been more successful than others in meeting this dual challenge. Two features of the volume stand out. First, whereas some analysts tend to generalize for Latin America as a whole, this group of authors underscores the striking differences of achievement among countries in the region and illustrates the importance of understanding these differences. The second feature is the range of expertise within the volume. In addition to the volume editors, the contributors are Alan Angell, Daniel Brinks, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, José de Gregorio, Alejandro Foxley, Evelyne Huber, José Miguel Insulza, Juliana Martínez Franzoni, Patricio Navia, Francisco Rodriguez, Mitchell Seligson, John Stephens, Jorge Vargas Cullell, and Ignacio Walker.
Author : Francis Adams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313390126
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Deepening Democracy written by Francis Adams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-05-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adams surveys the impact of transnational organizations and NGOs on Latin American politics since 1990. The transition from military to civilian rule in Latin American countries has benefited local progressive forces, but resilient remnants favoring the past's authoritarian politics have compelled organizations like the UN, IMF, OAS, and World Bank to engage in various campaigns to deepen democratic institutions and norms. Adams argues that to understand current political transformations in the region, one must consider the existing role of external organizations. Latin America is offered as a prime example of the increased influence transnational authorities have over political decisions that had long been the exclusive prerogative of national governments. Beginning with the Latin American experience, Adams reviews the contemporary character of power and politics in the area, outlining how democratic transitions have been limited. UN human rights and reform initiatives are considered. Adams scrutinizes the work of the World Bank, the IMF, and the Inter-American Development Bank to modernize public administration, strengthen political institutions, enhance transparency and accountability, and fortify civil society. He also examines the work and impact and the Organization of American States and various global citizens groups.
Author : Thomas F. Legler
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801886768
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (867 download)
Download or read book Promoting Democracy in the Americas written by Thomas F. Legler and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-09-09 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
Author : Tom H. Carothers
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520073197
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (731 download)
Download or read book In the Name of Democracy written by Tom H. Carothers and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines U.S. policy in Latin America during the 1980s and discusses American involvement in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Panama
Author : Latin American Studies Association. International Congress
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780842027687
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (276 download)
Download or read book Repression, Resistance, and Democratic Transition in Central America written by Latin American Studies Association. International Congress and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Central America, the last third of the 20th century was a time of dramatic change in which most countries shifted from dictatorships to formal political democracy. This study demonstrates how revolt and revolution served as the motors of political change in Central America. The book examines the various ways in which democratic transition has taken place - all of which have been distinct from countries in South America, where democratization was relatively sudden and peaceful. It analyzes the major forces shaping change in the region and provides the recent political history of all six Central American countries: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama. Each country's particular transition should add to the reader's understanding of democratization.
Author : Edelberto Torres-rivas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000309738
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Repression And Resistance written by Edelberto Torres-rivas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the multiple origins of the crisis that Central Americans are suffering today. It focuses on an analysis of the revolutionary popular movements as a form of social movement capable of joining together a diversity of class-based groups.
Author : Richard T. McCormack
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Promoting Economic Development in Central America written by Richard T. McCormack and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Scott Mainwaring
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191531340
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Democratic Accountability in Latin America written by Scott Mainwaring and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2003-07-31 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume on democratic accountability addresses one of the burning issues on the agenda of policy makers and citizens in contemporary Latin America: how democratic leaders in Latin America can improve accountability while simultaneously promoting governmental effectiveness. Written by well-known scholars form both Latin America and the United States, the volume enhances understanding of these key themes, which are central to the future of democracy in Latin America. - ;This volume on democratic accountability addresses one of the burning issues on the agenda of policy makers and citizens in contemporary Latin America. In much of Latin America, disenchantment and cynicism have set in regarding the quality of elected governments raising the prospect of a new round of democratic erosion and breakdowns. One of the important emerging challenges for improving the quality of democracy resolves around how to build more effective mechanisms of accountability. A widespread perception prevails in much of the region that government officials are not sufficiently subject to routinized controls by oversight agencies. Corruption, lack of oversight, impunity of state actors, and improper use of public resources are major problems in most countries of the region. Dealing with these issues is paramount to restoring and deepening democratic legitimacy. The fundamental question in this volume is how democratic leaders in Latin America can improve accountability while simultaneously promoting governmental effectiveness. These issues have acquired urgency in contemporary Latin America because of heightened public concern about corruption and improper governmental actions on the one hand, yet on the other, uncertainty about the potential tradeoff between tightened accountability of officials and effective policy results. The volume enhances understanding of three key issues. First, it enriches understanding of the state of non-electoral forms of democratic accountability in contemporary Latin America. What are some of the major shortcoming in democratic accountability? How can they be addressed? What are some major innovations in the efforts to enhance democratic accountability? A second contribution of the volume is conceptual. Accountability is a key concept in the social sciences, yt its meaning varies widely form one author to the next. The authors in this volume, especially in the first four chapters, explicitly debate how bet to define and delimit the concept. Finally the volume also furthers understanding of the interactions between various mechanism and institutions of accountability. Many of the authors address how electoral accountability (the accountability of elected officials to the voters) interact with the forms of accountability in which state agencies oversee and sanction public officials. The volume provides extensive treatment of this important but hitherto under-explored interaction. -
Author : Kurt von Mettenheim
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN 13 : 0822971925
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)
Download or read book Deepening Democracy in Latin America written by Kurt von Mettenheim and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 1998 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten leading scholars of the region present original research to argue that theories of democratic consolidation or institutionalization are too often Euro- and ethno-centric; that simple appeals for greater participation are insufficient; and that recent critics of populism, patronage, and presidentialism fail to capture new opportunities for democracies in the region.
Author : Bruce L. R. Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Next Steps in Central America written by Bruce L. R. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six papers presented at a conference in Washington, D.C., June 1990, explore such topics as democracy, the economy, and the military in Central America, from the Brookings perspective. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
