The crisis of democratic representation in the Andes [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Scott Mainwaring, Ana María Bejarano, and Eduardo Pizarro Leongómez

• Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (377 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.98
• Soggetto topico: Representative government and representation - Andes Region; Democracy - Andes Region; Political culture - Andes Region
• Soggetto geografico: Andes Region Politics and government
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MainwaringScott <1954-> BejaranoAna María Pizarro LeongómezEduardo
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The crisis of democratic representation in the Andes : an overview / Scott Mainwaring, Ana María Bejarano, and Eduardo Pizarro Leongómez -- From crisis to collapse of the party systems and dilemmas of democratic representation : Peru and Venezuela / Martín Tanaka -- Giants with feet of clay : political parties in Colombia / Eduardo Pizarro Leongómez -- Ecuador : the provincialization of representation / Simón Pachano -- Outsiders and neopopulism : the road to plebiscitary democracy / Rene Antonio Mayorga -- Decentralized politics and political outcomes in the Andes / Kathleen O'Neill -- The nature of representation in Andean legislatures and attempts at institutional reengineering / Brian F. Crisp -- Urban citizen movements and disempowerment in Peru and Venezuela / Daniel H. Levine, Catalina Romero -- Indigenous politics in the Andes : changing patterns of recognition, reform, and representation / Deborah J. Yashar -- State deficiencies, party competition, and confidence in democratic representation in the Andes / Scott Mainwaring.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume analyses and explains the crisis of democratic representation in five Andean countries: Bolivia, Colombia Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It addresses an important question for Latin America as well as other parts of the world: why does representation sometimes fail to work?
• Titolo autorizzato: The crisis of democratic representation in the Andes
• ISBN: 0-8047-6791-2; 1-4294-5680-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451465903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II