Desarrollo económico y estabilidad democrática: un problema fundamental para la política comparada latinoamericana

  • Traversa, Federico
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Publication date
April 2016
Publisher
UFRGS
Language
Spanish; Castilian

Abstract

Latin America experienced more breakdowns of democracy in 20th century than any other region. Latin Americans have related the vicissitudes of their democratic history as a result of the high social conflict associated with unequal peripheral capitalism. However, in recent years, an alternative interpretation emerged: the breakdowns of democracy would have been a consequence of low average levels of consumption. This interpretation is derived from the statistical association between GDP and democratic stability. This article focuses on the theoretical dimension of the problem by analyzing some works which argue that the increase in average consumption favor democratic stability. It is concluded that in some cases the argument is inconsisten...

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