Party Vibrancy and Democracy in Latin America
Author | : Fernando Rosenblatt |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190870041 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190870044 |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Even in Latin America's most socially and economically stable countries, new parties emerge constantly, old parties collapse, and party systems across the region are notoriously fragile. Still, there are also successful stories. There have been a number of parties in Colombia, Chile, andVenezuela that used to be able to operate well beyond electoral cycles and preserve a significant presence in their respective countries for decades. This book sheds new light on how party vibrancy is maintained and reproduced over time in three of the region's more stable countries - Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay.