Title: Political cleavages
First published: 1999
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.
Subjects: Political culture, Democracy, Democratization, Authoritarianism, Political parties, Comparative government, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Politics/International Relations, Political Process - Political Parties, Political Science, Politics / Current Events, Politics - Current Events, Political Ideologies - Democracy, World politics, 20th century, Démocratisation, Autoritarisme, General
LC classification: JC421 .M57 1999