LATIN AMERICA'S STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY

Almost thirty years have passed since Latin America joined democracy's global "third wave," and not a single government has reverted to what was once the most common form of authoritarianism: military rule. Behind this laudable record, however, lurk problems that are numerous and deep, ranging from an ominous resurgence of antidemocratic and economically irresponsible populism to the fragility and unreliability of key democratic institutions.A new addition to the "Journal of Democracy" series, this volume ponders both the successes and the difficulties that color Latin American politics today.