Latin America's Lost Illusions
Dispirited Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Hakim (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 108-122 |
| Publication date | 2003-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2003.0032 |
| OpenAlex | W2913084017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
A rash of commentaries have suggested that elections last year in Brazil and Ecuador tilted Latin America far leftward. The new presidents Lula and Lino Gutierrez are portrayed as the political heirs of Castro and Chavez. This is nonsense. Latin America is not jettisoning democratic politics or shifting toward the populist left. Still, the quality of democratic politics is mediocre across the region and, in many places, is deteriorating. Some countries, prominently Argentina and Venezuela, are in crisis. Yet, politics in region's two largest countries-Brazil and Mexico-is increasingly robust, and they may soon join Latin America's perennially vibrant trio of Costa Rica, Chile and Uruguay. What endangers Latin American democracy today is not demagogic politicians, ambitious military officers, or authoritarian ideologies. It is lackluster performance-the failure of governments to meet their citizens' needs
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Ideology · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · International Relations in Latin America · Law
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Presidencias latinoamericánas interrumpidas
Confronting Coup Risk in the Latin American Left
Citizenship and governance in Mercosur
Latin American Presidencies Interrupted
Democracy from above
A “Left Turn” in Latin America? Explaining the Left’s Resurgence
The Modern State and its Adversaries
The Mobilization of Opposition to Economic Liberalization
Supporter of stability or agent of agitation? The effect of US foreign policy on coups in Latin America, 1960-99
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2013 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |