Beschreibung:
1. Introduction: the paradox of Latin American democracy; Part I. Theoretical Considerations: 2. Deepening democracy and the transformation of the left in Latin America; 3. Social structures, collective action, and the deepening of democracy; Part II. Dictatorship, Democracy, and the Left in Chile: 4. Authoritarian rule and the transformation of the Chilean Left; 5. Transition, realignment, and the struggle to deepen democracy; 6. The view from the base: party militants and political change in Chile; Part III. The Rise and Demise of the Democratic Left in Peru: 7. Social mobilisation and the rise of the Left in Peru; 8. Crisis, polarisation and the collapse of the democratic left in Peru; 9. Conclusion: comparative perspectives on the Left in an era of Neoliberalism; Glossary; Notes; Index.
Through a comparative analysis of the political Left and social movements in Chile and Peru, this book explores the structural and institutional forces which have limited the scope and quality of democracy in contemporary Latin America.