The Brazilian voter
Subtitle: mass politics in democratic transition, 1974-1986
By: Kurt von Mettenheim.
Series: Pitt Latin American series; Pitt series in policy and institutional studies
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Pittsburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
Subjects: Political participation -- Brazil.; Voting -- Brazil.; Elections -- Brazil.; Brazil -- Politics and government -- 1964-1985.; Brazil -- Politics and government -- 1985-
Description: "Uses survey data from 1974, 1978, and 1982 elections. Analyzes voting and public opinion during the transition. Argues that voting studies need to be more open to national differences: Brazilian voters are less driven by ideology than by plebiscitarian appeals and patronage-based machines"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-289) and index.