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Electoral Rules and Democracy in Latin America (Hardcover)
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Electoral Rules and Democracy in Latin America (Hardcover)
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During Latin America's third democratic wave, a majority of
countries adopted a runoff rule for the election of the president,
effectively dampening plurality voting, opening the political arena
to new parties, and assuring the public that the president will
never have anything less than majority support. In a region in
which undemocratic political parties were common and have often
been dominated by caudillos, cautious naysayers have voiced
concerns about the runoff process, arguing that a proliferation of
new political parties vying for power is a sign of inferior
democracy. This book is the first rigorous assessment of the
implications of runoff versus plurality rules throughout Latin
America, and demonstrates that, in contrast to early scholarly
skepticism about runoff, it has been positive for democracy in the
region. Primarily through qualitative analysis for each country,
the author argues that, indeed, an important advantage of runoff is
the greater openness of the political arena to new parties-at the
same time that measures can be taken to inhibit party
proliferation. In this context, it is also the first volume to
address whether or not a runoff rule with a reduced threshold (for
example, 40% with a 10-point lead) is a felicitous compromise
between majority runoff and plurality. The book considers the
potential for the superiority of runoff to travel beyond Latin
America-in particular, and rather provocatively, to the United
States.
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