Comparing New Democracies : Transition and Consolidation in Mediterranean Europe and the Southern Cone (Hardcover)

Introduction -- Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives -- Democratic Transition in Comparative Perspective -- Democratic Establishments: A Dimensional Analysis -- Mass and Elite Perspectives in the Process of Transition to Democracy -- South American Cases -- From Diarchy to Polyarchy: Prospects for Democracy in Chile -- Dilemmas of the Consolidation of Democracy in Argentina -- The Political Transition in Brazil: From Authoritarian Liberalization and Elite Conciliation to Democratization -- Political Parties and Elections in the Process of Transition in Uruguay -- on Governability -- Argentina: Political Transition and Institutional Weakness in Comparative Perspective -- Conclusion: Toward a Framework for the Study of Democratic Consolidation