Elusive Reform : democracy and the rule of law in Latin America

By - Ungar, Mark

Floor - Floor 1

Published - L. Rienner Publishers, Boulder, 2002

ISBN 10 - 1588260356

ISBN 13 - 9781588260352

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Democracy Latin America

Shelf No - 15

common.call_no - 321.8098 UNG

common.physical_description - x, 273 pages ; 24 cm

Notes - Includes index and bibliography

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Democracy cannot exist, proclaims Ungar (political science, City U. of New York-Brooklyn College) without the rule of law, which he defines as comprising an independent effective judiciary, state accountability to the law, and citizen accessibility to conflict-resolution mechanisms. He looks to Latin American countries to illustrate how stable democracies are undermined by executive power and judicial disarray that prevent the rule of law from taking hold. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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