{"product_id":"issues-in-democratic-consolidation-scott-mainwaring-9780268012113","title":"Issues in Democratic Consolidation: The New South American Democracies in Comparative Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince 1974 there has been an unprecedented wave of democratization in the world. This trend has been particularly extensive in South America. But the problems confronting these new democracies are staggering, and the prospects for building consolidated democratic regimes are far from uniformly good. Focusing primarily on recent South American cases, \u003ci\u003eIssues in Democratic Consolidation\u003c\/i\u003e examines some of the difficulties of constructing consolidated democracies and provides a critical examination of the major issues involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA prominent theme running through this collection is that the transitions from authoritative rule to civilian government may be arrested by political, economic, and social constraints. The articles contain analyses of the varied modalities and complex processes related to the transitions. The first transition begins with the initial stirrings of crisis under authoritarian rule that generate some form of political opening and greater respect for basic civil rights, and ends with the establishment of a government elected in an open, competitive contest. The volume's primary focus, however, is on the second transition, which begins with the inauguration of a democratic government and ends-if all goes well-with the establishment of a consolidated democratic regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Mainwaring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268012113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268012113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"Scott Mainwaring","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913525297407,"sku":"9780268012113","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cac12cd3-67a2-4d15-90f4-c9419121e77e.jpg?v=1680620848","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/issues-in-democratic-consolidation-scott-mainwaring-9780268012113","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}