Recycling Dictators in Latin American Elections
Subtitle: Legacies of Military Rule
Publisher: FirstForumPress
Published: Sep 15, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9781626374379
Description: What explains the presence and the surprising performance of former authoritarian-regime officials in Latin American presidential elections? To answer that question, Brett J. Kyle examines the experiences of twelve countries that transitioned from military to civilian government in the Third Wave of democratization. His persuasive analysis, incorporating case studies of Chile, Argentina, Guatemala, and El Salvador, sheds new light on the consolidation of democracy in Latin America. --
Notes: Source title: Recycling Dictators in Latin American Elections: Legacies of Military Rule