03064nam 2200661Ia 450 991081686410332120200520144314.00-8018-7642-7(CKB)111056486617218(OCoLC)70737248(CaPaEBR)ebrary10021568(SSID)ssj0000190937(PQKBManifestationID)11171435(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000190937(PQKBWorkID)10183337(PQKB)10585561(SSID)ssj0000474837(PQKBManifestationID)12164792(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474837(PQKBWorkID)10455157(PQKB)10770723(MiAaPQ)EBC3318107(Au-PeEL)EBL3318107(CaPaEBR)ebr10021568(OCoLC)923190336(EXLCZ)9911105648661721820000830d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Legacies of liberalism path dependence and political regimes in Central America /James Mahoney1st ed.Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press20011 online resource (xv, 396 pages) illustrations, mapsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8018-7105-0 0-8018-6552-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-385) and index.Explaining political development in Central America The liberal reform period and its legacies: a conceptual framework Liberals and conservatives before the reform period Routes to liberal political dominance Radical liberalism: Guatemala and El Salvador Reformist liberalism: Costa Rica Aborted liberalism: Honduras and Nicaragua Aftermath: reaction to the liberal reform Regime heritage: military authoritarianisms, democracy, and traditional dictatorship Conclusion: path dependence and political change"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."--JacketLiberalismCentral AmericaDemocratizationCentral AmericaComparative governmentCentral AmericaPolitics and government20th centuryLiberalismDemocratizationComparative government.320.9728Mahoney James1968-991996MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816864103321The legacies of liberalism3983433UNINA