Recently, most Latin American countries have shifted from a plurality (first-past-the-post) rule for the election of the president to a runoff (two-round) rule. This book is the first rigorous assessment of the implications of runoff versus plurality rules throughout Latin America, and demonstrates that, in contrast to early scholarly skepticism about runoff, it has been positive for democracy in the region.
Recently, most Latin American countries have shifted from a plurality (first-past-the-post) rule for the election of the president to a runoff (two-round) rule. This book is the first rigorous assessment of the implications of runoff versus plurality rules throughout Latin America, and demonstrates that, in contrast to early scholarly skepticism about runoff, it has been positive for democracy in the region.
Cynthia McClintock is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University.
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* Acknowledgments * Chapter One: Introduction * Chapter Two: Research Design and Quantitative Analysis * Chapter Three: Why Was Runoff Superior? Theory and Cross-National Evidence * Chapter Four: Plurality: Problems in Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Venezuela (and the Panama Exception) * Chapter Five: Runoff: Success in Brazil, Chile, The Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Uruguay * Chapter Six: Runoff Amid a Plethora of Political Parties: Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Peru * Chapter Seven: Runoff: Is a Reduced Threshold Better? Argentina and Costa Rica * Chapter Eight: Conclusion and the Future of Presidential-Election Rules * Appendices * Notes * Bibliography * Index
* Acknowledgments * Chapter One: Introduction * Chapter Two: Research Design and Quantitative Analysis * Chapter Three: Why Was Runoff Superior? Theory and Cross-National Evidence * Chapter Four: Plurality: Problems in Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Venezuela (and the Panama Exception) * Chapter Five: Runoff: Success in Brazil, Chile, The Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Uruguay * Chapter Six: Runoff Amid a Plethora of Political Parties: Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Peru * Chapter Seven: Runoff: Is a Reduced Threshold Better? Argentina and Costa Rica * Chapter Eight: Conclusion and the Future of Presidential-Election Rules * Appendices * Notes * Bibliography * Index
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