- 1995/174 pages
Legislatures and the New Democracies in Latin America
Legislatures are indispensable parts of constitutional liberal democracies, controlling and criticizing the executive while voicing a wide range of opinions on public issues. This book examines the role of the legislature in the politics of democratic construction and consolidation in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Uruguay.
Analyzing the status and daily operations of these legislatures, the authors explore the demands made on government, government reactions to public debate and opposition, and whether important forces remain outside the formal machinery of democratic government—all vital issues in the process of democratization. In the process, they show each nation's progress toward open, competitive, tolerant politics.
