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Students of democracy and institutional performance, both Latin Americanists and comparativists more generally, will find this essential reading.

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Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction. Guillermo O'Donnell and the Study of Democracy
Part I: Democratic Breakdowns, Survival, and Transitions
Chapter 1. Democratic Breakdown and Survival in Latin America, 1945–2005
Chapter 2. Argentina's Democracy Four Decades after Modernization and Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism
Chapter 3. Reflections on "Transitology": Before and After
Part II: The Political Economy of Democracy and Authoritarianism
Chapter 4. Rentier Populism and the Rise of Super-presidents in South America
Chapter 5. Democracy and Markets: Notes on a Twenty-First-Century Paradox
Chapter 6. Inequality and Democracy: Latin American Lessons for the United States
Chapter 7. Economic Performance, Political Competition, and Regime Stability in Postwar Latin America
Part III: Weak Formal Institutions, Rule of Law, and Delegate Democracy
Chapter 8. Theorizing a Moving Target: O'Donnell's Changing Views of Postauthoritarian Regimes
Chapter 9. Building Institutions on Weak Foundations: Lessons from Latin America
Chapter 10. Inequality and the Rule of Law: Ineffective Rights in Latin American Democracies
Chapter 11. Unpacking Delegative Democracy: Digging into the Empirical Content of a Rich Theoretical Concept
Chapter 12. Accountability Deficits of Delegative Democracy
Part IV: Human Agency and the Quality of Democracy
Chapter 13. Democracy, Agency, and the Classification of Political Regimes
Chapter 14. Democracy and Democratization: Guillermo O'Donnell's Late Attempt to Rework Democratic Theory
Part V: Guillermo O'Donnell and the Study of Politics
Chapter 15. "A mí, sí, me importa": Guillermo O'Donnell's Approach to Theorizing with Normative and Comparative Intent
Conclusion. Studying Big Political Issues
Timeline
References
List of Contributors
Index

Reflections on Uneven Democracies

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 17/11/2014
      ISBN13: 9781421414591, 978-1421414591
      ISBN10: 1421414597

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Students of democracy and institutional performance, both Latin Americanists and comparativists more generally, will find this essential reading.

      Trade Review
      A very impressive work... Absolutely essential for scholars and students of Latin America and highly recommended generally. Choice

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Introduction. Guillermo O'Donnell and the Study of Democracy
      Part I: Democratic Breakdowns, Survival, and Transitions
      Chapter 1. Democratic Breakdown and Survival in Latin America, 1945–2005
      Chapter 2. Argentina's Democracy Four Decades after Modernization and Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism
      Chapter 3. Reflections on "Transitology": Before and After
      Part II: The Political Economy of Democracy and Authoritarianism
      Chapter 4. Rentier Populism and the Rise of Super-presidents in South America
      Chapter 5. Democracy and Markets: Notes on a Twenty-First-Century Paradox
      Chapter 6. Inequality and Democracy: Latin American Lessons for the United States
      Chapter 7. Economic Performance, Political Competition, and Regime Stability in Postwar Latin America
      Part III: Weak Formal Institutions, Rule of Law, and Delegate Democracy
      Chapter 8. Theorizing a Moving Target: O'Donnell's Changing Views of Postauthoritarian Regimes
      Chapter 9. Building Institutions on Weak Foundations: Lessons from Latin America
      Chapter 10. Inequality and the Rule of Law: Ineffective Rights in Latin American Democracies
      Chapter 11. Unpacking Delegative Democracy: Digging into the Empirical Content of a Rich Theoretical Concept
      Chapter 12. Accountability Deficits of Delegative Democracy
      Part IV: Human Agency and the Quality of Democracy
      Chapter 13. Democracy, Agency, and the Classification of Political Regimes
      Chapter 14. Democracy and Democratization: Guillermo O'Donnell's Late Attempt to Rework Democratic Theory
      Part V: Guillermo O'Donnell and the Study of Politics
      Chapter 15. "A mí, sí, me importa": Guillermo O'Donnell's Approach to Theorizing with Normative and Comparative Intent
      Conclusion. Studying Big Political Issues
      Timeline
      References
      List of Contributors
      Index

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