Dictatorships in Twenty-First-Century Latin America

Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and El Salvador

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

AvOsvaldo Hurtado

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Written by former President of Ecuador Osvaldo Hurtado, Dictatorships in Twenty-First-Century Latin America explores the most important Latin American political phenomenon to emerge in the first two decades of the twenty-first century: democratic governments elected by citizens have become autocratic governments through the manipulation of the constitutional order and the legislative and judicial functions. Unlike traditional Latin American dictatorships, those of the twenty-first century have not been established by the military but by civilian politicians who were voted into power by the people to govern their countries subject to the provisions of the constitution and the law. Once the leaders assumed the presidency, however, they ignored the constitution under which they were elected and replaced it with one tailored to their political ambitions, using the broad powers assigned to them to remain in power indefinitely. This is what Presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, Evo Morales in Bolivia, Rafael Correa in Ecuador, Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, and Nayib Bukele in El Salvador have all done. Hurtado explains the paradox of this new Latin American authoritarian trend occurring when, for the first time in the history of the subcontinent, democratic institutions governed in all countries, with the sole exception of Cuba.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-12-16
Mått161 x 232 x 23 mm
Vikt594 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor308
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781538171073
ÖversättareSipe, Barbara

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Preface Acknowledgments PART I: NEW FORMS OF DICTATORSHIP Chapter 1: The Concept of Democracy Chapter 2: From Military Dictatorships to Civilian Dictatorships Chapter 3: Dictatorships of the Twenty-First Century Chapter 4: The Governments of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro Chapter 5: The Government of Evo Morales Chapter 6: The Government of Daniel Ortega Chapter 7: The Government of Nayib Bukele PART II: THE GOVERNMENT OF RAFAEL CORREA Chapter 8: The Correa-Tailored Constitution of 2008 Chapter 9: The Process of Concentrating Power Chapter 10: The Ruse of Citizen Participation PART III: DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS IN AN AUTOCRATIC REGIMEChapter 11: The Rule of Law Chapter 12: The Division of Power Chapter 13: The Independence of the Justice System Chapter 14: Freedoms, Guarantees, and Rights Chapter 15: Government Transparency Chapter 16: Political Pluralism Chapter 17: Alternation in Power Chapter 18: Free Elections PART IV: PERSPECTIVES ON AUTHORITARIANISM Chapter