The origins of the Ecuadorian bourgeoisie: its implications for democracy, challenges and limits to Latin America's democratic revolution From: Canadian Journal of Latin American & Caribbean Studies | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: Handelman, Howard | Copyright Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Introduction

It is now some 25 years since the world's "third wave" of democracy spread across Latin America.(1) But while the region has enjoyed its longest and most extensive period of electoral democracy, serious concerns remain about the quality and stability of democratic governance. Problems of quality are pervasive through the region, including unresponsive government officials, weak political institutions (most notably political parties, congress, and the courts), violations of...

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