The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes: Latin America

Jacket Description/Back: The fate of democratic governments throughout the world is a topic of growing concern. The crises of modern history, from the Machtegreifung by Hitler through the downfall of the Allende government in Chile, have caused many to suspect an inevitable downfall of democracies. In a systematic review of the political experiences of Latin American and European democratic nations, these original, thought-provoking books propose a significant new comparative framework for understanding the dynamics of political change and the conditions necessary for democratic stability. Review Quotes: "A rich collection of challenging studies that, in addition ot supplying useful data on the performance of democratic institutions in a variety of settings, gives us a good example of how collaborative, cross-national explanatory research can be conducted." -- Journal of PoliticsReview Quotes:"A rich collection of challenging studies that, in addition ot supplying useful data on the performance of democratic institutions in a variety of settings, gives us a good example of how collaborative, cross-national explanatory research can be conducted." -- Journal of Politics

Contributor Bio:  Linz, Juan J Juan J. Linz is Sterling Professor Emeritus of Political and Social Science at Yale University. Contributor Bio:  Stepan, Alfred About the Editor: Alfred Stepan is Professor of Political Science and Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He is the author of several books, including Rethinking Military Politics: Brazil and the Southern Cone, and editor of Authoritarian Brazil: Origins, Policies, andFuture.