This empirically grounded collection examines the growth of participatory institutions in Latin American democracy and how such institutions affect representative government. Selee and Peruzzotti analyze specific cases in Mexico, Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina. Order this book from The Johns Hopkins University Press here.
Authors
President, Migration Policy Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Torcuato Di Tella University, Argentina
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