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The U. S. Constitution and the Constitutions of Latin America, Vol. 7 »

Authors: Kenneth W. Thompson
ISBN-13: 9780819182371, ISBN-10: 0819182370
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: University Press of America
Date Published: April 1991
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Kenneth W. Thompson

Book Synopsis

This volume addresses a long-neglected area in constitutional and international studies, Latin America. The book contains penetrating appraisals of the Spanish heritage as it influences Latin American constitutionalism and more recently American democracy.

	Preface
	Introduction
I	Historical Dimensions
1	The Influence of the U.S. Constitution on Latin America	3
2	Latin American Constitutionalism	33
II	Varieties of Constitutionalism: Some Explanations
3	The Success of Constitutionalism in the United States and Its Failure in Latin America: An Explanation	53
4	Differential Impact of American Political and Economic Institutions on Latin America	97
III	The Struggle for Democracy
5	Ideas and Interests in the Struggle for Democracy in Latin America	127
6	Lessons of the Chilean Transition to Democracy	149
	Concluding Observations	173
	App.: Chances Missed in El Salvador	179

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