Democratic Brazil: Actors, Institutions and Processes

Journal of Third World Studies, Spring 2005 by Gangopadhyay, Aparajita

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Jeffery Carson takes up the external factors that have strengthened democracy in Brazil. According to him, regional economic integration has bolstered both democracy and domestic policy reforms as the negotiating partners explicitly viewed the formation of regional trading bloc a potent means to weaken military and promote democracy. Anthony Pereira highlights the elitist character of the rule of law in the context of human rights whereas Peter Kingstone analyses the relationship between democratic governance and economic reforms.

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On the whole, the book offers interesting vignettes on the trials and tribulations of democratic transition in Brazil. In their assessment of democracy in Brazil, most of the contributors have gone beyond formalinstitutional approaches. Their concern has not merely been with democratic expansion but with democratic deepening. Not only the students of Latin America but also those of comparative politics will find the book interesting reading.

Aparajita Gangopadhyay Goa University, India

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