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050 00 $aJL969.A45$bB85 1995
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245 00 $aBuilding democratic institutions :$bparty systems in Latin America /$cedited by Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully.
260 $aStanford, Calif. :$bStanford University Press,$c1995.
263 $a9502
300 $axix, 578 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $a1. Introduction: Party Systems in Latin America / Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully -- Pt. I. Institutionalized Party Systems. 2. Venezuela: The Life and Times of the Party System / Miriam Kornblith and Daniel H. Levine. 3. Civil War and Social Welfare: The Origins of Costa Rica's Competitive Party System / Deborah J. Yashar. 4. Reconstituting Party Politics in Chile / Timothy R. Scully. 5. Continuity and Change in the Uruguayan Party System / Luis E. Gonzalez. 6. Party Strength and Weakness in Colombia's Besieged Democracy / Ronald P. Archer. 7. Political Parties and Democracy in Argentina / James W. McGuire -- Pt. II. Hegemonic Party Systems in Transition. 8. Houses Divided: Parties and Political Reform in Mexico / Ann L. Craig and Wayne A. Cornelius. 9. A Party System in Transition: The Case of Paraguay / Diego Abente -- Pt. III. Inchoate Party Systems. 10. Political Parties and the Problems of Democratic Consolidation in Peru / Julio Cotler.
505 8 $a11. Brazil: Weak Parties, Feckless Democracy / Scott Mainwaring. 12. The Patrimonial Dynamics of Party Politics in Bolivia / Eduardo A. Gamarra and James M. Malloy. 13. Politicians Against Parties: Discord and Disconnection in Ecuador's Party System / Catherine M. Conaghan -- 14. Conclusion: Parties and Democracy in Latin America - Different Patterns, Common Challenges / Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully.
520 $aThis volume fills the need for a comprehensive, up-to-date portrait of parties and party systems in Latin America. It includes chapters on all the large and medium-sized countries, as well as those smaller countries with older democratic traditions: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
520 8 $aThe book is framed by an Introduction that provides a theoretical and comparative conceptual map for charting Latin American party systems and a Conclusion that looks ahead to the challenges and trends for party building in the 1990's.
520 8 $aThe twelve country case studies address five analytical themes. First, though the primary focus is party politics since around 1980, each chapter explores the origins of party competition. The question of genesis is important not only in its own right, but also because the way parties and party systems originate frequently endows them with enduring features. Second, each chapter assesses the relative strength of parties as actors within the larger political system.
520 8 $aIn what ways are parties important or unimportant? If they are not leading actors within the political system, who are?
520 8 $a. Third, the authors investigate the relationship between major parties and the state, revealing the extent to which parties are dependent on state resources to maintain power and win votes. Fourth, the contributions assess the importance of different electoral regimes for shaping broader patterns of party competition. Finally, and most important, the authors characterize the nature of the party system in each country - how institutionalized it is and how it can be classified.
650 0 $aPolitical parties$zLatin America.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109634
651 0 $aLatin America$xPolitics and government$y1980-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87000854
650 0 $aDemocracy$zLatin America.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008102147
700 1 $aMainwaring, Scott,$d1954-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85138770
700 1 $aScully, Timothy.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr89009215
852 00 $bleh$hJL969.A45$iB85 1995