Conservative parties, the right, and democracy in Latin America / edited by Kevin J. Middlebrook.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-375) and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction: Conservative Parties, Elite Representation, and Democracy in Latin America / Kevin J. Middlebrook -- Pt. I. Established Conservative Parties and the Challenge of Democracy. Ch. 2. Atavism and Democratic Ambiguity in the Chilean Right / Manuel Antonio Garreton. Ch. 3. The Conservative Party and the Crisis of Political Legitimacy in Colombia / John C. Dugas. Ch. 4. Venezuelan Parties and the Representation of Elite Interests / Michael Coppedge -- Pt. II. Democratization, the Right, and New Conservative Parties. Ch. 5. Ruling without a Party: Argentine Dominant Classes in the Twentieth Century / Atilio A. Boron. Ch. 6. Conservative Parties, Democracy, and Economic Reform in Contemporary Brazil / Scott Mainwaring, Rachel Meneguello and Timothy J. Power. Ch. 7. Civil War and the Transformation of Elite Representation in El Salvador / Elisabeth J. Wood. Ch. 8. The Irrelevant Right: Alberto Fujimori and the New Politics of Pragmatic Peru / Catherine M. Conaghan.

Ch. 9. Conclusion: Conservative Politics, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America / Kevin J. Middlebrook -- Statistical Appendix: National Election Results, 1980s and 1990s, for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Peru, and Venezuela / Eric Magar and Kevin J. Middlebrook.