The legacies of liberalism
Subtitle: path dependence and political regimes in Central America
By: James Mahoney.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
Subjects: Liberalism -- Central America.; Democratization -- Central America.; Comparative government.; Central America -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Description: "The Legacies of Liberalism presents new insight into the role of leadership in political development, the place of domestic politics in the analysis of foreign intervention, and the role of the state in the creation of early capitalism. The book offers a general theoretical framework that will be of broad interest to scholars of comparative politics and political development, and its overall argument will stir debate among historians of particular Central American countries."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-385) and index.