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Legislatures and the New Democracies in Latin America /

Legislatures and the New Democracies in Latin America / ed. by David Close. - 1 online resource (174 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acronyms -- Introduction: Consolidating Democracy in Latin America— What Role for Legislatures? -- 1 Mexico's Legislature: Missing the Democratic Lockstep? -- 2 The Salvadoran National Legislature -- 3 Nicaragua: The Legislature as Seedbed of Conflict -- 4 Argentina's New Democracy: Presidential Power and Legislative Limits -- 5 The Legislature and Democratic Transition in Brazil -- 6 Legislatures and Democratic Transitions in Latin America: The Chilean Case -- 7 Uruguay: The Legislature and the Reconstitution of Democracy -- Conclusion: The Legislature in a Democratic Latin America -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book and the Editor

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The authors examine the role of the legislature in the politics of democratic construction and consolidation in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Uruguay.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781555874759 9781685854942

10.1515/9781685854942 doi


POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American.