Undoing Democracy

The Politics of Electoral Caudillismo

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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In an effort to understand how and why democratically elected governments evade the limitations that democratic accountability and popular participation place on them, Undoing Democracy examines how democratic rule was undermined in Nicaragua in the 1990's. David Close and Kalowatie Deonandan focus their analysis on the pact struck between the country's two main parties, the Liberals and the Sandinistas, which allowed the passage of the constitutional amendments that weakened Nicaragua's basic political institutions. The authors also consider, in detail, the country's political economy as well as the roles played by civil society, the Catholic Church, and NGOs. Undoing Democracy will sharpen our understanding of democratic transition and consolidation, and will serve as an important contribution to the literature on Nicaragua, Latin American politics, and democratization.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-08-18
Mått174 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt490 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor228
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739108086

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Chapter 1 Undoing Democracy in NicaraguaChapter 2 Parties and Pacts in Contemporary NicaraguaChapter 3 The Assault on PluralismChapter 4 Alemán's War on NGO CommunityChapter 5 Unholy Alliance: Churce and the State in Nicaragua (1996-2002)Chapter 6 Violence and Personal Insecurity: The Alemán Administration's Authoritarian ResponseChapter 7 Patrimonialism and Economic Policy in the Alemán AdministrationChapter 8 The External Debt of Nicaragua and the Alemán Liberal Administration: Images and RealitiesChapter 9 President Bolaños Runs a Reverse, or How Arnoldo Alemán Wound Up in PrisonChapter 10 The Caudillo is Dead: Long Live the Caudillo

Free and fair elections do not always lead to greater democratization, as this important and readable collection demonstrates. Although the book focuses on Nicaragua, by extension it shows why increasing numbers of citizens in "Third Wave" democracies have become disillusioned with their political systems. Those who think that democratization is a one-way street should read the powerful evidence collected here; left and right can collaborate to emasculate democracy.