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The third wave of democratization produced a wealth of enduring social science. Beginning in the 1970s, it prompted scholars to develop important theories on authoritarian breakdowns and transitions to democracy. No one in the field was more influential than Guillermo O'Donnell (1936-2011), whose pathbreaking work shaped the scholarship of generations of social scientists. Reflections on Uneven Democracies honors the legacy of O'Donnell's research by advancing debates related to his work on democracy. Drawing together a veritable Who's Who of eminent scholars - including two of O'Donnell's closest collaborators, Philippe Schmitter and Laurence Whitehead - the volume examines issues related to democratic breakdowns and stability, the nature and quality of new democracies, institutional strength, the rule of law, and delegative democracy. This reexamination of some of the most influential arguments about democracy of the past forty years leads to original approaches and insights for a new era of democracy studies. Students of democracy and institutional performance, both Latin Americanists and comparativists more generally, will find this essential reading.

Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction. Guillermo O'Donnell and the Study of Democracy Part I: Democratic Breakdowns, Survival, and Transitions Chapter 1. Democratic Breakdown and Survival in Latin America, 1945–2005 Chapter 2. Argentina's Democracy Four Decades after Modernization and Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism Chapter 3. Reflections on "Transitology": Before and After Part II: The Political Economy of Democracy and Authoritarianism Chapter 4. Rentier Populism and the Rise of Super-presidents in South America Chapter 5. Democracy and Markets: Notes on a Twenty-First-Century Paradox Chapter 6. Inequality and Democracy: Latin American Lessons for the United States Chapter 7. Economic Performance, Political Competition, and Regime Stability in Postwar Latin America Part III: Weak Formal Institutions, Rule of Law, and Delegate Democracy Chapter 8. Theorizing a Moving Target: O'Donnell's Changing Views of Postauthoritarian Regimes Chapter 9. Building Institutions on Weak Foundations: Lessons from Latin America Chapter 10. Inequality and the Rule of Law: Ineffective Rights in Latin American Democracies Chapter 11. Unpacking Delegative Democracy: Digging into the Empirical Content of a Rich Theoretical Concept Chapter 12. Accountability Deficits of Delegative Democracy Part IV: Human Agency and the Quality of Democracy Chapter 13. Democracy, Agency, and the Classification of Political Regimes Chapter 14. Democracy and Democratization: Guillermo O'Donnell's Late Attempt to Rework Democratic Theory Part V: Guillermo O'Donnell and the Study of Politics Chapter 15. "A mí, sí, me importa": Guillermo O'Donnell's Approach to Theorizing with Normative and Comparative Intent Conclusion. Studying Big Political Issues Timeline References List of Contributors Index

About the Author :
Daniel Brinks is an associate professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of The Judicial Response to Police Killings in Latin America: Inequality and the Rule of Law. Marcelo Leiras is an assistant professor of political science and international relations at Universidad de San Andres in Argentina, where he is also director of the Master of Public Administration and Policy program. Scott Mainwaring is the Eugene and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He is the coauthor of Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America: Emergence, Survival, and Fall.

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A very impressive work... Absolutely essential for scholars and students of Latin America and highly recommended generally. Choice


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  • ISBN-13: 9781421414591
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 432
  • Spine Width: 32 mm
  • Weight: 797 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1421414597
  • Publisher Date: 17 Nov 2014
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 01
  • Sub Title: The Legacy of Guillermo O'Donnell
  • Width: 156 mm


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