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Book SynopsisStudents of democracy and institutional performance, both Latin Americanists and comparativists more generally, will find this essential reading.
Trade ReviewA very impressive work... Absolutely essential for scholars and students of Latin America and highly recommended generally. Choice
Table of ContentsPreface
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
