Electoral rules and the transformation of Bolivian politics
Subtitle: the rise of Evo Morales
By: Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Morales Ayma, Evo, -- 1959-; Movimiento al Socialismo (Bolivia); Bolivia -- Politics and government -- 1982-; Bolivia -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Description: "Electoral rules and the transformation of Bolivian politics: the rise of Evo Morales is the first book-length analysis of the rise in power of the [Bolivian] party Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and its leader, President Evo Morales, in Bolivia. It examines the variations on electoral arrangements across time in this country, highlighting the most recent electoral reforms, and contends that the political outcomes of recent times in Bolivia are a byproduct of the electoral system. In doing this, the book offers an interesting contribution to the study of the Bolivian electoral system and recent political events in the country, in particular, and Latin American politics, in general."--Book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of tables; title: List of figures; title: List of acronyms; title: The rise of Evo Morales through an electoral lens: an introduction; title: Bolivia's founding pacts: the pact for democracy and the patriotic accord through an electoral lens; title: Paving the way for the transformation of Bolivian politics: electoral reforms and coalition building, 1993-2002; title: Crumbling coalitions? Assessing the transformation of Bolivian politics; title: Explaining Evo's rise to power: the unintended [or intended?] political consequences of electoral laws; title: Epilogue: revamping Bolivia, an uncompleted process; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.