Causes of the Left Turn
According to Levitsky, there are two long term factors that contribute to the Left’s resurgence in Latin America; one being inequality and the other being the institutionalization of electoral competition. Inequality, being a severe problem in Latin America, with the…
Evolving Social and Economic Inequality
Income and social inequality is a major plague in Latin America especially as compared to other countries, this is discussed in both the Fukuyama and Kaufman readings. Both articles cite from the fact that this inequality in both the standing…
Comparing “From Above” to “From Below” Democratization
In the article, “The Demise of Mexico’s One-Party Dominant Regime”, the idea of democratization working it’s way down from the place of elites to the people is discussed. This is contrasted in the article, “An Insurgent Path to Democracy Popular…
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