{"product_id":"struggle-for-democratic-politics-in-jonathan-hartlyn-9780807847077","title":"Struggle for Democratic Politics in the Dominican Republic","description":"Over the past several decades, the Dominican Republic has\u003cbr\u003eexperienced striking political stagnation in spite of dramatic\u003cbr\u003esocioeconomic transformations. In this work, Jonathan Hartlyn\u003cbr\u003eoffers a new explanation for the country's political evolution, \u003cbr\u003ebased on a broad comparative perspective.\u003cbr\u003e Hartlyn rejects cultural explanations unduly focused on\u003cbr\u003elegacies from the Spanish colonial era and structural\u003cbr\u003eexplanations excessively centered on the lack of national\u003cbr\u003eautonomy. Instead, he highlights the independent impact of\u003cbr\u003epolitical and institutional factors and historical legacies, \u003cbr\u003ewhile also considering changes in Dominican society and the\u003cbr\u003einfluence of the United States and other international forces.\u003cbr\u003e In particular, Hartlyn examines how the Dominican Republic's\u003cbr\u003etragic nineteenth-century history established a legacy of\u003cbr\u003eneopatrimonialism, a form of rule that found extreme expression\u003cbr\u003ein the brutal dictator Rafael Trujillo and has continued to shape\u003cbr\u003epolitics down to the present. By examining economic policymaking\u003cbr\u003eand often conflictual elections, Hartlyn also analyzes the missed\u003cbr\u003eopportunity for democracy during the rule of the Dominican\u003cbr\u003eRevolutionary Party and the democratic tensions of the\u003cbr\u003eadministrations of Joaquin Balaguer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Hartlyn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807847070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807847077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.09w x 0.96d","brand":"Jonathan Hartlyn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213444935935,"sku":"9780807847077","price":47.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d1c24b0-44c0-4fd6-b09a-77eef94c42cd.jpg?v=1692113926","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/struggle-for-democratic-politics-in-jonathan-hartlyn-9780807847077","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}