Book contents
- Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America
- Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Theory of Agrarian Elites’ Political Participation
- 3 Chile
- 4 Brazil
- 5 Argentina
- 6 Conclusions, Extensions, and Implications
- Book part
- References
- Index
6 - Conclusions, Extensions, and Implications
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 November 2024
- Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America
- Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Theory of Agrarian Elites’ Political Participation
- 3 Chile
- 4 Brazil
- 5 Argentina
- 6 Conclusions, Extensions, and Implications
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter explores how the book’s arguments travel beyond the analyzed cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, and discusses their broader implications for the field of comparative politics, in particular for the relationship among economic elites’ political representation, democracy, and inequality. It deals with questions such as: under what conditions will landowners respond to existential threats with electoral organization instead of by trying to destabilize democracy? When are candidate-centered strategies a viable substitute for party-building? Do the same factors that shape agrarian elites’ strategic choices explain how other interest groups organize to influence policymaking? First, the chapter tests the scope conditions of the argument by analyzing agrarian elites’ strategies of political influence in a country where democracy is less consolidated: Paraguay during the Lugo administration (2008–2012). Next, it looks at party-building by agrarian elites beyond South America, in a different historical context marked by civil war: post-1979 El Salvador. Finally, the chapter extends the argument beyond agrarian elites, focusing on nonpartisan electoral representation by other interest groups in two contemporary cases: for-profit universities in Peru and conservative religious groups in Colombia.
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- Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America , pp. 196 - 216Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024