Gutiérrez Sanín, Francisco (2005) The times of democratic involutions. Crisis States Research Centre working papers series 1 (25). Crisis States Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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Abstract
This paper examines the political processes whereby earlier optimism for democratic transition in the five Andean countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela) has given way more recently to a general weakening of democratic structures. While none has fallen into open dictatorship, they have all seen a gradual installation of a strong presidential executive, over which controls have been weakened; weaker parliamentary organisations; and traditional parties being supplanted by anti-political outsiders. Dividing recent history into two periods (Period 1, 1960s/70s; Period 2, 1980s/90s) he argues that these countries have gone through a double transition: of political regime and of the development model followed; and that neo-liberal adjustments have not sat well with democracy.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.crisisstates.com/Publications/publicati... |
| Additional Information: | © 2005 Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín. First published March 2003, revised January 2005. |
| Divisions: | International Development |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JL Political institutions (America except United States) F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F1201 Latin America (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jun 2010 13:58 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 23:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/28266 |
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