Electoral Rules and Democracy in Latin America

by Cynthia McClintock

Book Overview

During Latin America's third democratic wave, a majority of countries adopted a runoff rule for the election of the president, effectively dampening plurality voting, opening the political arena to new parties, and assuring the public that the president will never have anything less than majority support. In a region in which undemocratic political parties were common and have often been dominated by caudillos, cautious naysayers have voiced concerns...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190879769
• ISBN13: 9780190879761
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"