Malaise in Representation in Latin American Countries

Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay

• Author(s): Alfredo Joignant, Mauricio Morales, Claudio Fuentes,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 343
• ISBN_10: 1137599553
  ISBN_13: 9781137599551
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy , Social Science / General , Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American , Political Science / General , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries , Political Science / Political Ideologies / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Political Science / History & Theory , Social Science / Regional Studies ,

Description:... This edited volume examines malaise with democracy within three middle-income Latin American countries - Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. In particular, the book focuses on the gap within public opinion on democratic system within the context of crisis of representation and breakdowns of democracy. Based on a study using comparative and systematic survey data, the contributors of this volume provide a solid analysis on the state of democracy in three Latin American countries, whose lessons are useful for all types of democracy, in the north and the south.