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The Deadlock of Democracy in Brazil, by Barry Ames, is reviewed.

Leftists seem to be on the rise in Latin America, but it is unclear to what extent this impacts policy. Thus, a crucial question hangs over this apparent 'shift' in regional preferences: does the left have any real options to offer? Or in Latin America in an age of globalization, 'what's left for the left?' The contending perspectives are compared, and then the evidence is evaluated using a series of econometric models. In sum, no discernible policy differences between the left and the rest were found. In the conclusion, the implications of this result for Latin American democracy are discussed. Adapted from the source document.

Leftists seem to be on the rise in Latin America, but it is unclear to what extent this impacts policy. Thus, a crucial question hangs over this apparent "shift" in regional preferences: does the left have any real options to offer? Or in Latin America in an age of globalization, "what's left for the left?" The contending perspectives are compared, and then the evidence is evaluated using a series of econometric models. In sum, no discernible policy differences between the left and the rest were found. In the conclusion, the implications of this result for Latin American democracy are discussed.

Intro -- List of Figures and Tables -- Figures -- Population Growth, Urbanization, and the Expansion of the Electorate as a Percent of the Population in Brazil, 1940-1995 -- The Shifting Economy and Jobs: Gross National Product (GNP) and Employment (Economically Active Population [EAP] by Sector, Brazil, 1950-1990 -- Tables -- Revenues by Level of Government Before and After Revenue Sharing -- Division of the Fiscal Pie in Brazil, 1960-1995 (percent of total expenditures) -- Distribution of Self-Generated Income by Municipal Population, Brazil 1993 -- Percentages of Deputies Going to Municipal, State, or National Positions -- Number of Municipalities in Brazil Over Time -- Municipal Population in Brazil, 1993 -- Election Results for the Workers' Party (PT), 1980-1998 -- Argentine and Brazilian Exports to Mercosul, 1985-1996 (in millions of U.S. dollars) -- Selected Indicators of Social Change in Brazil, 1955, 1975, 1995 -- Foreword: A New Test for Brazilian Democracy -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Still Standing or Standing Still? The Brazilian Democratic Regime Since 1985 -- Part I: The Institutional and Policy-Making Context -- Political Institutions in Democratic Brazil: Politics as a Permanent Constitutional Convention -- The Brazilian State in the New Democracy -- Devolving Democracy? Political Decentralization and the New Brazilian Federalism -- Reinventing Local Government? Municipalities and Intergovernmental Relations in Democratic Brazil -- Part II: Critical Actors in the New Democracy -- Assessing Civil-Military Relations in Postauthoritarian Brazil -- The Making of a Loyal Opposition: The Workers' Party (PT) and the Consolidation of Democracy in Brazil -- The Catholic Church, Religious Pluralism, and Democracy in Brazil -- Democratizing Pressures from Below? Social Movements in the New Brazilian Democracy.