Dictatorships in twenty-first-century Latin America : Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and El Salvador / by Hurtado, Osvaldo

Table of Contents: “…Part I: New forms of dictatorship -- The concept of democracy -- From military dictatorships to civilian dictatorships -- Dictatorships of the twenty-first century -- The governments of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro -- The government of Evo Morales -- The government of Daniel Ortega -- The government of Nayib Bukele -- Part II: The government of Rafael Correa -- The Correa-tailored constitution of 2008 -- The process of concentrating power -- The ruse of citizen participation -- Part III: Democratic institutions in an autocratic regime -- The rule of law -- The division of power -- The independence of the justice system -- Freedoms, guarantees, and rights -- Government transparency -- Political pluralism -- Alternation in power -- Free elections -- Part IV: Perspectives of authoritarianism -- The international community -- Causes of the dictatorial drift -- The arduous path of democracy.…”