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| ISBN: | 9780511290633
0511290632
0511290039
9780511290039
0521869420
9780521869423
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-234) and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Documents the emergence of a pattern of political instability in Latin America. Traditional military coups have receded in the region, but elected presidents are still ousted from power as a result of recurrent crises. Aníbal Pérez-Liñán shows that presidential impeachment has become the main constitutional instrument employed by civilian elites to depose unpopular rulers. Based on detailed comparative research in five countries and extensive historical information, the book explains why crises without breakdown have become the dominant form of instability in recent years and why some presidents are removed from office while others survive in power. The analysis emphasizes the erosion of presidential approval resulting from corruption and unpopular policies, the formation of hostile coalitions in Congress, and the role of investigative journalism. This book challenges classic assumptions in studies of presidentialism and provides important insights for the fields of political communication, democratization, political behaviour, and institutional analysis.
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| Other form: | Print version: Pérez Liñan, Aníbal S. Presidential impeachment and the new political instability in Latin America. New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2007 9780521869423 0521869420
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