The legitimacy puzzle in Latin America
Subtitle: political support and democracy in eight nations
By: John A. Booth, Mitchell A. Seligson.
Contributors: Seligson, Mitchell A.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9780521515894; 9780521734202
Subjects: Legitimacy of governments -- Latin America; Legitimacy of governments -- Latin America -- Case studies; Democracy -- Latin America -- Case studies; Political participation -- Latin America -- Case studies; Public opinion -- Latin America -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The legitimacy puzzles; title: The structure of legitimacy; title: Countries in the study; title: The sources of political legitimacy; title: Legitimacy and political participation; title: Legitimacy and negative political capital; title: Legitimacy and democratic values; title: The sky is not falling : the puzzle solved.