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The Transition to Democracy in Paraguay

Palgrave Macmillan

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  1. Peter Lambert

    1. University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

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  2. Andrew Nickson

    1. University of Birmingham, UK

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. The Legacy of the Past

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Regime of Alfredo Stroessner

      • Peter Lambert
      Pages 3-23

    3. Corruption and the Transition

      • Andrew Nickson
      Pages 24-44

  3. Actors in the Transition Process

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. Political Parties

      • Marcial A. Riquelme, Jorge G. Riquelme
      Pages 47-64

    3. The Armed Forces

      • Carlos Martini, Carlos María Lezcano
      Pages 65-71

    4. The Left

      • Ricardo Medina
      Pages 72-86

    5. Women

      • Line Bareiro, Clyde Soto
      Pages 87-96

    6. The Peasantry

      • Ramón Fogel
      Pages 97-105

    7. The Labour Movement

      • Roberto Céspedes
      Pages 106-113

    8. Indigenous Peoples

      • Stephen Kidd
      Pages 114-127

  4. Policies of the Rodríguez Government

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. Economic Policy

      • Dionisio Borda
      Pages 131-139

    3. Social Policy

      • Lila Molinier
      Pages 140-148

    4. Decentralisation Policy

      • Andrew Nickson
      Pages 149-164

    5. Environmental Policy

      • Mabel Causarano
      Pages 165-173

    6. Foreign Policy

      • Fernando Masi
      Pages 174-182

  5. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. The Wasmosy Government

      • Andrew Nickson
      Pages 185-199
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About this book

The transition to democracy in Paraguay has been one of the most difficult in Latin America. This book highlights the limitations of the process of democratisation in a country which lacked a previous democratic tradition and where the legacy of the harsh regime of Alfredo Stroessner (1954-89) is enduring. The book describes the nature of the Stroessner regime, examines the actors in the democratisation process, and shows how they influenced the policies of the transition governments.
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  • University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

    Peter Lambert

  • University of Birmingham, UK

    Andrew Nickson

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