Is Latin America experiencing a resurgence of leftwing governments, or are we seeing a rebirth of national-radical populism? Are the governments of Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales, and Rafael Correa becoming institutionalized as these leaders claim novel models of participatory and direct democracy?
Carlos de la Torre is a professor of political studies at FLACO-Ecuador. He is coeditor with Steve Striffler of The Ecuador Reader.
"For anyone wishing for a succinct and theoretically sophisticated conceptbuilding analysis of populist rhetoric and leadership style based on a fascinating lesser known case study, this book should be on your shelf." - Latin American Research Review
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