Tensions and trade-offs in latin America

Journal of Democracy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Shifter, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a Inter American Dialogue   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Latin American and Caribbean Program   (United States)

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EID: 18744429112     PISSN: 10455736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jod.1997.0034     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. "Latin America's Corrupt Politics," Financial Times (London), 26 January 1996.
2. "Backlash in Latin America," The Economist, 30 November-6 December 1996, 15, 19-21.
3. Samuel P. Huntington, "The Modest Meaning of Democracy," in Robert Pastor, ed., Democracy in the Americas: Stopping the Pendulum (New York: Holmes and Meier, 1989), 11-28.
4. Moisés Naím, "Latin America: Post-Adjustment Blues," Foreign Policy 92 (Fall 1993): 133-50.
5. See, for example, Abraham F. Lowenthal and Peter Hakim, "Latin America's Fragile Democracies," in Larry Diamond and Marc Plattner, eds., The Global Resurgence of Democracy (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993), 293-306; Jorge Domínguez and Abraham F. Lowenthal, eds., Constructing Democratic Governance: Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996); and Larry Diamond, "Democracy in Latin America: Degrees, Illusions, and Directions for Consolidation," in Tom Farer, ed., Beyond Sovereignty: Collectively Defending Democracy in the Americas (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996), 52-104.
6. See, for example, Abraham F. Lowenthal and Peter Hakim, "Latin America's Fragile Democracies," in Larry Diamond and Marc Plattner, eds., The Global Resurgence of Democracy (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993), 293-306; Jorge Domínguez and Abraham F. Lowenthal, eds., Constructing Democratic Governance: Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996); and Larry Diamond, "Democracy in Latin America: Degrees, Illusions, and Directions for Consolidation," in Tom Farer, ed., Beyond Sovereignty: Collectively Defending Democracy in the Americas (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996), 52-104.
7. See, for example, Abraham F. Lowenthal and Peter Hakim, "Latin America's Fragile Democracies," in Larry Diamond and Marc Plattner, eds., The Global Resurgence of Democracy (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993), 293-306; Jorge Domínguez and Abraham F. Lowenthal, eds., Constructing Democratic Governance: Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996); and Larry Diamond, "Democracy in Latin America: Degrees, Illusions, and Directions for Consolidation," in Tom Farer, ed., Beyond Sovereignty: Collectively Defending Democracy in the Americas (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996), 52-104.
8. Diamond, "Democracy in Latin America," 61.
9. Freedom Review, January-February 1997.
10. Human Rights Watch, World Report 1997 (New York: Human Rights Watch, 1996), 75.
11. See James Holston and Teresa Caldeira, "Democracy, Law, and Violence: Disjunctions of Brazilian Citizenship," in Felipe Agüero and Jeffrey Stark, eds., Fault Lines of Democratic Governance in the Americas (Boulder, Colo.: North-South Center and Lynne Rienner, forthcoming).
12. Guillermo O'Donnell, "Delegative Democracy," Journal of Democracy 5 (January 1994): 55-69.
13. Ibid., 60.
14. "Colombians Get Redress from Courts with Writs," New York Times, 29 November 1996.
15. Tom Farer, "Collectively Defending Democracy in the Western Hemisphere," in Farer, ed., Beyond Sovereignty, 5.
16. Michael Shifter and Sean Neill, "Implementing the Summit of the Americas: Guaranteeing Democracy and Human Rights" (working paper, North-South Center, November 1996).
17. The Latin American Barometer was inspired by the European Barometer, which has been measuring European public opinion since 1973. The eight Latin American countries included in the 1995 public-opinion survey are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
18. See, for example, "Hacia un enfoque integrado de desarrollo: Etica, violencia y seguridad ciudadana" (Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C., February 1996); and "Crime Deterrence and Public Safety in the Americas: An Approach to Inter-American Cooperation" (approved by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, 19 November 1996).
19. See, for example, "Hacia un enfoque integrado de desarrollo: Etica, violencia y seguridad ciudadana" (Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C., February 1996); and "Crime Deterrence and Public Safety in the Americas: An Approach to Inter-American Cooperation" (approved by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, 19 November 1996).
20. Sebastian Edwards, "The Disturbing Underperformance of the Latin American Economies" (paper prepared for Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, D.C., January 1997).
21. See Jorge Castañieda, "Democracy and Inequality in Latin America: A Tension of the Times," in Domínguez and Lowenthal, eds., Constructing Democratic Governance, 42-63; Terry Karl, "How Much Inequality Can Democracy Stand? or How Much Democracy Can Inequality Stand?" in Constructing Democracy and Markets: East Asia and Latin America (conference report, International Forum for Democratic Studies and Pacific Council on International Policy, 1996), 75-83; and Peter Hakim's preface to Nora Lustig, ed., Coping with Austerity: Poverty and Inequality in Latin America (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 1995), xvii-xviii.
22. See Jorge Castañieda, "Democracy and Inequality in Latin America: A Tension of the Times," in Domínguez and Lowenthal, eds., Constructing Democratic Governance, 42-63; Terry Karl, "How Much Inequality Can Democracy Stand? or How Much Democracy Can Inequality Stand?" in Constructing Democracy and Markets: East Asia and Latin America (conference report, International Forum for Democratic Studies and Pacific Council on International Policy, 1996), 75-83; and Peter Hakim's preface to Nora Lustig, ed., Coping with Austerity: Poverty and Inequality in Latin America (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 1995), xvii-xviii.
23. See Jorge Castañieda, "Democracy and Inequality in Latin America: A Tension of the Times," in Domínguez and Lowenthal, eds., Constructing Democratic Governance, 42-63; Terry Karl, "How Much Inequality Can Democracy Stand? or How Much Democracy Can Inequality Stand?" in Constructing Democracy and Markets: East Asia and Latin America (conference report, International Forum for Democratic Studies and Pacific Council on International Policy, 1996), 75-83; and Peter Hakim's preface to Nora Lustig, ed., Coping with Austerity: Poverty and Inequality in Latin America (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 1995), xvii-xviii.
24. Fernando Henrique Cardoso, "In Praise of the Art of Politics," Journal of Democracy 7 (July 1996): 7-19.
25. See Bolívar Lamounier, "Balancing the Short- and Medium-Term: Prospects for Reform and Democratic Development in Brazil" (paper prepared for Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, D.C., October 1996).