The crisis of democratic representation in the Andes
By: edited by Scott Mainwaring, Ana María Bejarano, and Eduardo Pizarro Leongómez
Contributors: Mainwaring, Scott, 1954-; Bejarano, Ana María; Pizarro Leongómez, Eduardo
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
Subjects: Representative government and representation -- Andes Region; Democracy -- Andes Region; Political culture -- Andes Region; Andes Region -- Politics and government
Description: This volume analyses and explains the crisis of democratic representation in five Andean countries: Bolivia, Colombia Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It addresses an important question for Latin America as well as other parts of the world: why does representation sometimes fail to work?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index