Democracy, Transitions and Crisis

Abstract

This article examines the interplay between economic crises and the democratization process in Latin America. Its approach is theoretically ambitious in that it includes restrictive and irrational elements in the transition. Specifically, it examines the role of related crises, for example, those caused by the constitutional demands of democracy and how this play into capitalist development. What seems to emerge is some sort of similarity between the experiences of Latin America, Southern and Eastern Europe and other authoritarian polities thoug this conclusion is preliminary.