| ID | 080923 |
| Title Proper | Low-intensity democracy revisited |
| Other Title Information | the effects of economic liberalization on political activity in Latin America |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Arce, Moises ; Bellinger, Paul T |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Existing literature emphasizes the disorganizing or weakening effects of economic liberalization on civil society, whereby free-market policies are said to demobilize and depoliticize collective actors. the article evaluates the effects of economic liberalization on large-scale societal mobilizations across seventeen latin american countries for the period 1970-2000. the article further tests the effects of economic liberalization on individual political participation across sixteen latin american countries for the period 1980-2000. in contrast to the atomization literature, this article provides strong evidence that economic liberalization leads to greater levels of societal mobilization in the context of free-market democratization. the article also demonstrates that economic liberalization does not induce a decline in political participation. collectively, these results cast doubt on the theoretical underpinnings and empirical findings presented in Kurtz (2004). |
| `In' analytical Note | World Politics Vol. 60, No.1; Oct 2008: p97-121 |
| Journal Source | World Politics Vol. 60, No.1; Oct 2008: p97-121 |
| Key Words | Democracy - Latin America ; Latin America - Politics and Government |