Governing Latin America

List of Tables.

Introduction: Governing Latin America.

Part I: Authority And Power.

1. Authoritarianism And Democracy In Latin America.

2. Latin America And The Democratic Universe.

Part II: Accountability And Legitimacy.

3. Government And Citizens.

4. Constitutionalism And The Rule Of Law.

Part III: Representation, Political And Social Rights.

5. Political Parties.

6. Presidents, Legislatures, And Elections.

7. Political And Social Rights.

Part IV: Participation, Contestation, And Civil Rights.

8. New Political Actors.

9. Minority And Indigenous Rights.

10. Uneven Democratic Performance.

Notes.

References.

Index