path dependence and political regimes in Central America /
James Mahoney.
Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2001.
1 online resource (xv, 396 pages) :
illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-385) and index.
Explaining political development in Central America -- The liberal reform period and its legacies: a conceptual framework -- Liberals and conservatives before the reform period -- Routes to liberal political dominance -- Radical liberalism: Guatemala and El Salvador -- Reformist liberalism: Costa Rica -- Aborted liberalism: Honduras and Nicaragua -- Aftermath: reaction to the liberal reform -- Regime heritage: military authoritarianisms, democracy, and traditional dictatorship -- Conclusion: path dependence and political change.
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"The Legacies of Liberalism presents new insight into the role of leadership in political development, the place of domestic politics in the analysis of foreign intervention, and the role of the state in the creation of early capitalism. The book offers a general theoretical framework that will be of broad interest to scholars of comparative politics and political development, and its overall argument will stir debate among historians of particular Central American countries."--Jacket.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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Legacies of liberalism.
0801865522
Comparative government.
Democratization-- Central America.
Liberalism-- Central America.
Démocratisation-- Amérique centrale.
Libéralisme-- Amérique centrale.
Régimes politiques-- Amérique centrale.
Comparative government.
Democratisering.
Democratization.
Liberalism.
Liberalisme.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- General.
Politics and government
Politieke ontwikkeling.
Central America, Politics and government, 20th century.
Amérique centrale, Politique et gouvernement, 20e siècle.