Building democratic institutions: party systems in Latin America
Introduction : party systems in Latin America / Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully -- Venezuela : the life and times of the party system / Miriam Kornblith and Daniel H. Levine -- Civil war and social welfare : the origins of Costa Rica's competitive party system / Deborah J. Yashar -- Reconstituting party politics in Chile / Timothy R. Scully -- Continuity and change in the Uruguayan party system / Luis E. Gonz(c)Łlez -- Party strength and weakness in Colombia's beseiged democracy / Ronald P. Archer -- Political parties and democracy in Argentina / James W. McGuire -- Houses divided : parties and political reform in Mexico / Ann L. Craig and Wayne A. Cornelius -- A party system in transition : the case of Paraguay / Diego Abente -- Political parties and the problems of democratic consolidation in Peru / Julio Cotler -- Brazil : weak parties, feckless democracy / Scott Mainwaring -- The patrimonial dynamics of party politics in Bolivia / Eduardo A. Gamarra and James M. Malloy -- Politicians against parties : discord and disconnection in Edcuador's party system / Catherine M. Conaghan -- Conclusion : parties and democracy in Latin America : different patterns, common challenges / Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully