Political cleavages
Subtitle: issues, parties, and the consolidation of democracy
By: Alejandro Moreno
Series: Latin America in global perspective
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Democracy; Democratization; Authoritarianism; Political parties; Political culture; Comparative government
Description: "In Political Cleavages: Issues, Parties, and the Consolidation of Democracy, Alejandro Moreno argues that the political split between authoritarian and democratic ideologies is the main determinant of party competition in less-developed, relatively new democracies. That is, political competition is drawn between those parties that propose to further democratic consolidation and those that advocate a return to authoritarian order.

Moreno compares political cleavages in new democracies (including several in Latin America) with political conflict in advanced industrial democracies, demonstrating that there are similar ideological dimensions of competition that reflect the most salient issues in society."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-192) and index