Presidents and democracy in Latin America / Edited by Manuel Alcantara, Jean Blondel, and Jean-Louis Thiebault.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Politics in Latin America in the past third of a century (1978-2015) / Manuel Alc�antara -- Presidential leadership in Latin America / Jean-Louis Thi�ebault -- The character of the "government" in Latin American presidential republics / Jean Blondel -- Political career trajectories and social backgrounds : Latin American presidents in comparative perspective (1978-2015) / Manuel Alc�antara, M�elany Barrag�an and Francisco S�anchez -- Mexico : Zedillo and Calder�on : the challenges of governing under adversity / Marisol Reyes -- Colombia : political leadership in a turbulent environment, C�esar Gaviria and �Alvaro Uribe V�elez / Javier Duque -- The singularity of Peruvian politics and the role of presidential leadership : the cases of Alberto Fujimori and Alan Garc�ia / Mart�in Tanaka and Jorge Morel -- Presidential leadership in a robust presidency : the Brazilian case / Magna In�acio -- Menem and Kirchner : the two faces of Peronism? / Mario D. Serrafero -- The presidential government of Chile / Carlos Huneeus.