{"product_id":"reflections-on-uneven-democracies-9781421414591","title":"Reflections on Uneven Democracies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudents of democracy and institutional performance, both Latin Americanists and comparativists more generally, will find this essential reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very impressive work... Absolutely essential for scholars and students of Latin America and highly recommended generally. Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. Guillermo O'Donnell and the Study of Democracy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Democratic Breakdowns, Survival, and Transitions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Democratic Breakdown and Survival in Latin America, 1945–2005\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Argentina's Democracy Four Decades after\u003ci\u003e Modernization and Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Reflections on \"Transitology\": Before and After\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Political Economy of Democracy and Authoritarianism \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Rentier Populism and the Rise of Super-presidents in South America\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Democracy and Markets: Notes on a Twenty-First-Century Paradox\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Inequality and Democracy: Latin American Lessons for the United States\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Economic Performance, Political Competition, and Regime Stability in Postwar Latin America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Weak Formal Institutions, Rule of Law, and Delegate Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Theorizing a Moving Target: O'Donnell's Changing Views of Postauthoritarian Regimes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Building Institutions on Weak Foundations: Lessons from Latin America\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Inequality and the Rule of Law: Ineffective Rights in Latin American Democracies\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Unpacking Delegative Democracy: Digging into the Empirical Content of a Rich Theoretical Concept\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Accountability Deficits of Delegative Democracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Human Agency and the Quality of Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Democracy, Agency, and the Classification of Political Regimes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. Democracy and Democratization: Guillermo O'Donnell's Late Attempt to Rework Democratic Theory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Guillermo O'Donnell and the Study of Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. \"A mí, sí, me importa\": Guillermo O'Donnell's Approach to Theorizing with Normative and Comparative Intent\u003cbr\u003eConclusion. Studying Big Political Issues\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimeline\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408114458967,"sku":"9781421414591","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421414591.jpg?v=1730501637","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reflections-on-uneven-democracies-9781421414591","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}