Civil society and democracy in Latin America
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 Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
 Language: English
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A dense web of private associations drawn from multiple social classes, interest groups and value communities makes for a firm foundation for strong democracy. In Latin America today, will civil society improve the quality of democracy - or will it foster political polarization and reverse recent progress? Distinguished theorists from the United States, Canada and Latin ... (see more)

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Item Description
  • 1st ed.
  • vi, 196 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
  • ISBN: 1403972281 (alk. paper)
  • OCLC Number: 62741501
Notes
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
DUKE003599085
Table of Contents
  • 1. Introduction: Civil Society and Democracy: The Latin American Case (Carlos H. Waisman and Richard Feinberg and Leon Zamosc) (p. 1)
  • Part I. Theoretical And Comparative Perspectives
  • 2. Autonomy, Self-Regulation, and Democracy: Tocquevillean-Gellnerian Perspectives on Civil Society and the Bifurcated State in Latin America (Carlos H. Waisman) (p. 17)
  • 3. Civil Society in Latin America in the Twenty-First Century: Between Democratic Deepening, Social Fragmentation, and State Crisis (Leonardo Avritzer) (p. 35)
  • 4. Conceptualizing Civil Society from the Bottom Up: A Political Economy Perspective (Philip Oxhorn) (p. 59)
  • Part II. Country Case Studies
  • 5. Citizenship and Civil Society in Renascent Argentina (Isidoro Cheresky) (p. 87)
  • 6. Argentina after the Nineties: Changes in Social Structure and Political Behavior (Manuel Mora y Araujo) (p. 121)
  • 7. Sem Reforma Agraria, Nao Ha Democracia: Deepening Democracy and the Struggle for Agrarian Reform in Brazil (Wendy Wolford) (p. 139)
  • 8. Civil Society and Political Decay in Venezuela (Daniel H. Levine) (p. 169)
  • Index (p. 193)
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Title Summary
A dense web of private associations drawn from multiple social classes, interest groups and value communities makes for a firm foundation for strong democracy. In Latin America today, will civil society improve the quality of democracy - or will it foster political polarization and reverse recent progress? Distinguished theorists from the United States, Canada and Latin America explore the diverse impact of civil society on economic performance, political parties, and state institutions. In-depth and up-to-date country studies explore the consequences of civil society for the durability of democracy in three highly dynamic, controversial settings: Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela.
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