Maria Do Carmo C Campello De Souza

The Right and Democracy in Latin America Maria Do Carmo C Campello De Souza

Marc Notes: Prepared under the auspices of the Institute of Latin American and Iberian Studies, Columbia University.; Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-307) and index. Publisher Marketing: Latin America underwent remarkable change in the 1980s as country after country cast off authoritarian regimes and instituted democratic policies and practices. Since then, the Left has weakened, and many of the groups commonly labelled the Right - including traditional groups linked with the Church, the military, and the economically privileged, as well as new groups of neo-liberal intellectuals and businessmen - have moved to a new form of active electoral politics. The future of democracy in the region will depend heavily on how these groups act.

Contributor Bio:  Chalmers, Douglas A DOUGLAS A. CHALMERS is Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Director of the University's Institute of Latin American and Iberian Studies. Contributor Bio:  de Souza, Maria Do Carmo Campello MARIO DO CARMO CAMPELLO DE SOUZA is Professor of Political Science at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Contributor Bio:  Boron, Atilio ATILIO BORON is an Argentine political sociologist and director of EURAL (Center for European and Latin American Research) in Buenos Aires, and has been Professor of Political Science at FLASCO (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales) and at the Universidad de Buenos Aires.