Latin America underwent remarkable change in the 1980s as
country after country cast off authoritarian regimes and instituted
democratic policies and practices. Since then, the Left has
weakened, and many of the groups commonly labeled the
Right--including traditional groups linked with the Church, the
military, and the economically privileged, as well as new groups of
neo-liberal intellectuals and businessmen--have moved to a new form
of active electoral politics. The future of democracy in the region
will depend heavily on how these groups act. This book of
up-to-date studies by a group of research scholars from Latin
America and the United States examine the factors essential to an
understanding of the Right's goals, organizations, and commitment
to democracy. The book is divided into four distinctive sections,
the first of which deals with the general characteristics of the
Right. The following three sections explore in-depth the political
strategies and organizations of the Right in elections and
governing coalitions, the conservative trends that are changing the
Church, and the fate of neo-liberal ideas among businessmen
traditionally dependent on the State. Several chapters are devoted
to the distinctive dynamics in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and
Peru.
Taken together, the essays in this book document the profound
changes of the Right. But it also shows that the impact of the
Right on democracy--whether it will improve it or weaken it--is not
yet clear. The Right is increasingly involved in democratic
institutions, but political parties are still weak and
authoritarian temptations still strong. In this time of economic
crises, business organizations have remained fragile. Conservative
social policies have created terrifying social problems. Offering a
unique analysis of the contemporary Right, this work is an
essential tool in understanding the fate of democracy in post-Cold
War Latin America.
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