Levels of Democracy and Democratic Institutionalization in 18 Latin American Countries, 1978-2004 (ICPSR 34799)

Version Date: Jul 22, 2013

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Principal Investigator(s):
Anibal Perez-Linan, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Mainwaring, University of Notre Dame

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34799.v1

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Summary

The study analyzed the level of democracy achieved by 18 Latin American countries after 1977, between the transitions from authoritarian rule and 2004. Despite authoritarian interruptions in the past, one of the best predictors of the current level of democracy is the country's experience with competitive politics before 1978. We created original indicators to show that democratic trajectories are institutionalized through political parties and judicial institutions, and we documented the impact of regime legacies using a hybrid fixed-effects model.

Citation

Perez-Linan, Anibal, and Mainwaring, Scott. Levels of Democracy and Democratic Institutionalization in 18 Latin American Countries, 1978-2004. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-07-22. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34799.v1

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Funding

National Science Foundation (0918886)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

country

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1978 -- 2004

Data Collection Notes

  1. The zipped package contains Stata files pertaining to the publication.

  2. These data are part of ICPSR's Publication-Related Archive and are distributed exactly as they arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is desired.

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Universe

Latin American countries, 1978-2004

Unit(s) of Observation

country-years
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Original Release Date

2013-07-22

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Perez-Linan, Anibal, and Scott Mainwaring. Levels of Democracy and Democratic Institutionalization in 18 Latin American Countries, 1978-2004. ICPSR34799-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-07-22. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34799.v1
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Notes

  • These data are flagged as replication datasets and are distributed exactly as they arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is desired.

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.