Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe Book

Preface;
1. Introduction: Elite transformations and democratic regimes Michael Burton, Richard Gunther and John Higley;
2. Spain: the very model of the modern elite settlement Richard Gunther;
3. Elite settlements and democratic consolidation: Colombia, Costa Rica and Venezuela John A. Peeler;
4. Mexico's elite settlement: conjuncture and consequences Alan Knight;
5. Elite unification and democratic consolidation in Italy: an historical overview Maurizio Cotta;
6. The role of civil-military pacts in elite settlements and elite convergences: democratic consolidation in Uruguay Charles Guy Gillespie;
7. Patterns of elite negotiation and confrontation in Argentina and Chile Marcelo Cavarozzi;
8. Elites in an unconsolidated democracy: Peru during the 1980s Henry Hietz;
9. Brazil's political transition Thomas Bruneau;
10. Redefining the Portuguese transition to democracy Lawrence S. Graham;
11. The Dominican case Peter Sanchez;
12. Elites and democratic consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe: an overview Michael Burton, Richard Gunther and John Higley.