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Michael Shifter
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Contents
PrefIv aicie
ContriIxb iu tors
AcronaynAmdbs b revIix avt ions
PART I INTRODUCTION
1.T emperEixnpge ctatoifDo enmso cracI3y
Michael Shifter
PART II THEMES AND ISSUES
2.P residentainadRl eipsrme sentIantsitviet uIt1 i1o ns
JohMn. C arey
3.T heM ilitIa4 r3y
RutD iamint
4·M arkeRteo frmIs7 4
JaviCeorr rales
5·L atiAnm ericLaanb oIr1 00
M.V ictoMruirai llo
6.W omena ndD emocraI1c 1y8
MalaNH.tun
7.P ublOipci niIo1 n3 7
MartLaa gos
viIC ontents
PART III COUNTRY STUDIES
8.V enezuPeolpau:l Saorv ereivgenrtsyLu isb erDaelm ocracIy1 6 5
MichaCeolp pedge
9. ColombThiea :G overnabCirliisIt1i y9s3
FernanCdeop edUal loa
10.P eruT:he V anishoifan R ge gimaen dt heC halleonfg e
DemocratRiecb uildI2i 2n0g
CarlIovsa Dne gregori
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StevLeenv itsky
12.B razAinlA :s sessmoeftn hteC ardoAsdom inistrIa2 t6i9o n
Bolivar Lamounier
13. ChilUen:fi nishTerda nsiatnidoI nn creaPsoeldi tical
CompetiIt2i 9o2n
FeliApgeu ero
14.M exicFor:o niP RJ ePdrominatnocD ei vidDeedm ocraI3c 2y1
DenisDer esser
PART IV CONCLUSION
15.C onstrucDtein:wncgr atGiocv ernainnLc aet in America:
TakiSntgo cokft he1 990I3s 5 1
JorgIe.D ominguez
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Preface
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buielffde cdteimvoec rgaotviecr nJaonrcIgDe.eo. m ingpureozf,e astHs aorr
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beemna dien t hAem eriicnma osv itnogw amrodr eeff ective democratic
governsainnctcehes e t udiinte hsfie r setd itwieornpe r epaUrseidtn.hg e
firsetd itaisto hnre e ferpeoniconerbt a selwietn heo,u igwtha tis m portant
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PrefaIixc e
anadc tiTohnDe.i alopgruees ietnfistn sd iinngc so mprehernespiocvrietr s
culattherdo ugthhoAeum te riIctrases s.e aagrecnhfd oac uosnfe osu brr oad
themdeesm:o cratic ignotveerr-nAamncecoreo,ip cearnea ctoinoonim,ni c
tegraatnisdoo nc,ei qauli ty.
TheI nter-AmDeirailcowaginus eht eoes x prietgssrs atittotu hdNeea
tioEnnadlo wmfeonDrte mocraancdiy ts se niporro groaffimc efroL ra tin
Ameriacnadt hCea ribbCeharni,s tSoapbhaetrTi hneEi n.d owmegnetn's
erosuusp pnoorottn lhye lpuendd erwtrhoiert ieg pirnoajlbe ucattl ,se on
abltehdDe i alotgocu oem mistshipeoa np efrotsrh viosl uamneod r ganize
thSee ptem20b0e0cr o nferienWn acseh inDg.tCo.Wn ea, r ael spol eatsoe d
acknowltehbderg oea sdueprp tohrattth D ei alohgauoseb taifrnoemtd h e
Foradn Wd illiaanmdF loHreaw lfeotutn dations.
MichSaheilft er
Vice-PrefsoiPrdo elnitc y
Inter-American Dialogue
