Latin American Democracy. What to Do with the Leaders

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ID3817239
AutoresLaura Tedesco (0000-0002-2824-0589, Saint Louis University and Instituto de Empresa Madrid), Rut Diamint (0000-0002-7376-8737, University Torcuato Di Tella Buenos Aires)
Año2014
Volumen33
Número1
Páginas31-45
Fecha de publicación2014-01-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBulletin of Latin American Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0261-3050 • E-ISSN: 1470-9856
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/blar.12070
OpenAlexW1590960631
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas17

The democratic deficit, or the gap between citizens' aspirations and their level of satisfaction, is increasing in Latin America. Such dissatisfaction helps to understand many of the region's presidential crises: since 1985, 23 Latin American presidents have left government abruptly. While civil society may have been able to provoke the fall of presidents, it has not managed to avoid the re-emergence of deep-rooted political practices under subsequent administrations. Extreme presidentialism, clientelism and populism have re-emerged strengthened after deep political crises. This article offers some ideas regarding the impact that different types of political leaders can have on how well democracy works

Civil society · Clientelism · Democracy · Government (linguistics · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Presidential election · Presidential system · Sociology · Latin American socio-political dynamics · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · Politics and Society in Latin America · Public Administration

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