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Presents a step by step comparative analysis of the processes of state-creation and political regime-formation of six states in the Americas, from the colonial period to the present
Advances a set of time-related hypotheses that identify the challenges each state encountered and explains why some states were markedly more successful than others at solidifying their power and creating stable democracies
Investigates the cases of Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Venezuela
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Marina del Rey, USA
Alex Roberto Hybel
About the author
Alex Roberto Hybel is the Susan Eckert Lynch Emeritus Professor of Government and International Relations at Connecticut College, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Challenges of Creating Democracies in the Americas
Book Subtitle: The United States, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Guatemala
Authors: Alex Roberto Hybel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21233-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-21232-2Published: 01 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-21235-3Published: 15 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-21233-9Published: 22 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 272
Topics: Comparative Politics, Democracy, Latin American Politics