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"The Path of Dictatorship": The Erosion of Democracy and Capitalism in Late Nineteenth-Century Mexico and Colombia.
| Title: | "The Path of Dictatorship": The Erosion of Democracy and Capitalism in Late Nineteenth-Century Mexico and Colombia. |
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| Authors: | Sanders, James E. |
| Source: | Revista de Estudios Sociales; oct-dec2020, Issue 74, p23-40, 18p |
| Subject Terms: | CAPITALISM, POLITICAL culture, REPUBLICANISM, ECONOMIC development |
| Alternate Title: | "El camino de la dictadura": erosión de la democracia y capitalismo a finales del siglo XIX en México y Colombia. (Spanish) "O caminho da ditadura": o declínio da democracia e o capitalismo no final do século XIX no México e na Colômbia. (Portuguese) |
| Abstract (English): | The first erosion of democracy in Latin America did not occur in the twentieth-century, but, rather, the nineteenth. I will argue that in Mexico and Colombia a vibrant, democratic political culture had emerged by the 1850s; however, by the 1870s, a political movement that united Liberals and Conservatives began to suspect that the democratic politics they had once regarded as making them modern was instead hindering their societies' progress. Democracy was not promoting, but, rather, hindering economic progress. This essay will explore the historic relation between capitalism (as Latin America entered into a period of export-oriented capitalist growth) and democracy (in a nineteenth century in which most of the world's republics were in Latin America). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): | La primera erosión de la democracia en Latinoamérica no ocurrió en el siglo XX; ocurrió en el siglo XIX. Argumentaré que, para la década de 1850, había surgido una cultura política vibrante y democrática en México y Colombia. Sin embargo, en la década de 1870, un movimiento político que unía a liberales y conservadores empezó a sospechar que las políticas democráticas que antes consideraban modernas estaban, en realidad, entorpeciendo el progreso de la sociedad. La democracia no estaba promoviendo, sino, por el contrario, obstaculizando el progreso económico. Este ensayo explorará la relación histórica entre capitalismo (a medida que Latinoamérica entraba en un periodo de crecimiento capitalista orientado a la exportación) y democracia (en un siglo XIX en el que la mayoría de las repúblicas del mundo estaban en Latinoamérica). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Portuguese): | O primeiro declínio da democracia na América Latina não ocorreu no século XX, mas sim no XIX. Nesse sentido, argumento que, em 1850, uma cultura política vibrante e democrática surgiu no México e na Colômbia; contudo, na década de 1870, um movimento político que unia liberais e conservadores começou a suspeitar que as políticas democráticas que antes eram consideradas modernas na realidade estavam impedindo o progresso da sociedade. A democracia não estava promovendo, mas sim o contrário, obstaculizando o progresso econômico. Este ensaio explora a relação histórica entre o capitalismo (à medida que a América Latina entrou em um período de crescimento capitalista orientado à exportação) e a democracia (em um século XIX em que a maioria das repúblicas do mundo estava nessa região). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 0123885X |
| DOI: | 10.7440/res74.2020.03 |
| Database: | Complementary Index |
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