Hector E Schamis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3421850 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hector E Schamis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hector E |
| FAMILY NAME | Schamis |
| SIGNATURE | SCHAMIS H E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 185 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Argentina's Democratic Decay
[D]emocracy is at risk of losing its meaning and purpose in the hands of presidents who, while freely elected, crush freedom once in office
Argentina's Troubled Transition
The country has a democratic system whose health and stability depend largely on the economic cycle
A "Left Turn" in Latin America? Populism, Socialism, and Democratic Institutions
Progressive politics in Latin America inevitably draws from the legacies of socialism and populism, but these categories are not very useful today. We need to come to terms with the multiple types of left that are currently in office in Latin America, and to examine their differences in terms of stark contrasts among their respective countries' party systems as well as the uneven performance of their democratic institutions. The ultimate challeng…
Babel in Democratization Studies
Babel In Democratization Studies Ariel C. Armony (bio) and Hector E. Schamis (bio) With democracy becoming the global norm, the field of democratization studies has boomed in the last quarter of a century. While early research focused on transitions, over time scholars have begun to pay closer attention to the performance of emerging democracies. Arguably, the major empirical finding of this latter research has been that, while the majority of th…
Political Cycles and Exchange Rate-Based Stabilization
Fixed exchange rates implemented to increase credibility and attract foreign investment, or as an alternative approach to stabilization in high inflation economies, have been shown to be successful in expanding economic activity and correcting inflation in the short term but often lead to undesirable outcomes in the medium to long term. Although there is a wealth of literature documenting the boom-bust cycles associated with the adoption of a nom…
Re-Forming the State: The Politics of Privatization in Latin America and Europe
Argentina: Crisis and Democratic Consolidation
Argentina made headlines around the world last December as its presidency changed hands no fewer than four times in less than two weeks.Lost amid the chaos,however,were hopeful signs that the country has now turned the corner of democratic consolidation
Distributional Coalitions and the Politics of Economic Reform in Latin America
For much of the discipline of economics, a closed economy is seen as the result of efforts of distributional coalitions and rent seekers to maintain sector-specific protections. Accordingly, economic liberalization is explained by the policy consistency of uncompromising reform elites. Students of the politics of economic adjustment in the developing world, in turn, have argued that reform programs concentrate costs in the present and disperse be…
Reconceptualizing Latin American Authoritarianism in the 1970s: From Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism to Neoconservatism
On March 24, 1976, a military coup took place in Argentina. At the outset, it did not seem very different from previous authoritarian experiments which had marked the country's unstable political history. As time went by, however, this new regime revealed its exceptionally coercive nature: political activity was banned, strike rights were withdrawn, and the military intervened in hundreds of labor unions, all this along with policies that made ma…
Distributional Coalitions and the Politics of Economic Reform in Latin America
For much of the discipline of economics, a closed economy is seen as the result of efforts of distributional coalitions and rent seekers to maintain sector-specific protections. Accordingly, economic liberalization is explained by the policy consistency of uncompromising reform elites. Students of the politics of economic adjustment in the developing world, in turn, have argued that reform programs concentrate costs in the present and disperse be…
Reconceptualizing Latin American Authoritarianism in the 1970s: From Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism to Neoconservatism
On March 24, 1976, a military coup took place in Argentina. At the outset, it did not seem very different from previous authoritarian experiments which had marked the country's unstable political history. As time went by, however, this new regime revealed its exceptionally coercive nature: political activity was banned, strike rights were withdrawn, and the military intervened in hundreds of labor unions, all this along with policies that made ma…
Babel in Democratization Studies
Babel In Democratization Studies Ariel C. Armony (bio) and Hector E. Schamis (bio) With democracy becoming the global norm, the field of democratization studies has boomed in the last quarter of a century. While early research focused on transitions, over time scholars have begun to pay closer attention to the performance of emerging democracies. Arguably, the major empirical finding of this latter research has been that, while the majority of th…
A "Left Turn" in Latin America? Populism, Socialism, and Democratic Institutions
Progressive politics in Latin America inevitably draws from the legacies of socialism and populism, but these categories are not very useful today. We need to come to terms with the multiple types of left that are currently in office in Latin America, and to examine their differences in terms of stark contrasts among their respective countries' party systems as well as the uneven performance of their democratic institutions. The ultimate challeng…
Argentina: Crisis and Democratic Consolidation
Argentina made headlines around the world last December as its presidency changed hands no fewer than four times in less than two weeks.Lost amid the chaos,however,were hopeful signs that the country has now turned the corner of democratic consolidation
Political Cycles and Exchange Rate-Based Stabilization
Fixed exchange rates implemented to increase credibility and attract foreign investment, or as an alternative approach to stabilization in high inflation economies, have been shown to be successful in expanding economic activity and correcting inflation in the short term but often lead to undesirable outcomes in the medium to long term. Although there is a wealth of literature documenting the boom-bust cycles associated with the adoption of a nom…
Reconceptualizing Latin American Authoritarianism in the 1970s: From Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism to Neoconservatism
On March 24, 1976, a military coup took place in Argentina. At the outset, it did not seem very different from previous authoritarian experiments which had marked the country's unstable political history. As time went by, however, this new regime revealed its exceptionally coercive nature: political activity was banned, strike rights were withdrawn, and the military intervened in hundreds of labor unions, all this along with policies that made ma…
Distributional Coalitions and the Politics of Economic Reform in Latin America
For much of the discipline of economics, a closed economy is seen as the result of efforts of distributional coalitions and rent seekers to maintain sector-specific protections. Accordingly, economic liberalization is explained by the policy consistency of uncompromising reform elites. Students of the politics of economic adjustment in the developing world, in turn, have argued that reform programs concentrate costs in the present and disperse be…
Re-Forming the State: The Politics of Privatization in Latin America and Europe
Argentina: Crisis and Democratic Consolidation
Argentina made headlines around the world last December as its presidency changed hands no fewer than four times in less than two weeks.Lost amid the chaos,however,were hopeful signs that the country has now turned the corner of democratic consolidation
Political Cycles and Exchange Rate-Based Stabilization
Fixed exchange rates implemented to increase credibility and attract foreign investment, or as an alternative approach to stabilization in high inflation economies, have been shown to be successful in expanding economic activity and correcting inflation in the short term but often lead to undesirable outcomes in the medium to long term. Although there is a wealth of literature documenting the boom-bust cycles associated with the adoption of a nom…
Babel in Democratization Studies
Babel In Democratization Studies Ariel C. Armony (bio) and Hector E. Schamis (bio) With democracy becoming the global norm, the field of democratization studies has boomed in the last quarter of a century. While early research focused on transitions, over time scholars have begun to pay closer attention to the performance of emerging democracies. Arguably, the major empirical finding of this latter research has been that, while the majority of th…
A "Left Turn" in Latin America? Populism, Socialism, and Democratic Institutions
Progressive politics in Latin America inevitably draws from the legacies of socialism and populism, but these categories are not very useful today. We need to come to terms with the multiple types of left that are currently in office in Latin America, and to examine their differences in terms of stark contrasts among their respective countries' party systems as well as the uneven performance of their democratic institutions. The ultimate challeng…
Argentina's Troubled Transition
The country has a democratic system whose health and stability depend largely on the economic cycle
Argentina's Democratic Decay
[D]emocracy is at risk of losing its meaning and purpose in the hands of presidents who, while freely elected, crush freedom once in office
Political science (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Politics and Society in Latin America (3 works) · Democratization (2 works)