Electoral Rules and the Transformation of Bolivian Politics: The Rise of Evo Morales

ISBN-13: 9781349374922 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 240 str.

Betilde Munoz-Pogossian; B. Munoz-Pogossian

Opis

This is the first book-length analysis of the rise in power of the Bolivian party Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and its leader, President Evo Morales.

Spis treści

The Rise of Evo Morales through an Electoral Lens: An Introduction Bolivia's Founding Pacts: The Pact for Democracy and the Patriotic Accord through an Electoral Lens Paving the Way for the Transformation of Bolivian Politics: Electoral Reforms and Coalition Building, 1993-2002 Crumbling Coalitions? Assessing the Transformation of Bolivian Politics Explaining Evo's Rise to Power: The Unintended [or Intended?] Political Consequences of Electoral Laws Epilogue: Revamping Bolivia, an Uncompleted Process

O autorze

BETILDE V. MUÑOZ-POGOSSIAN, PhD, is Assistant Secretariat for Political Affairs in the Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation in the Organization of American States.