Liberal and Illiberal Democracy in Latin America.
This article examines the incidence of liberal and “illiberal” democracy in Latin America from 1978 through 2004. It demonstrates, first, that illiberal democracy—which combines free and fair elections with systematic constraints on citizens' rights—became the norm throughout the region. Second, it...
| Publicado en: | Latin American Politics & Society Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 31 - 58 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Spring 2008
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