#157 Can Democracy Be Exported? The Quest for Democracy in United States-Latin American Relations
By Howard J. Wiarda
From the Introduction
Can democracy be exported? Should the United States support democracy in Latin America (and presumably elsewhere) when it has the opportunity? Which are the democratic forces in Latin America, and could they be assisted by the United States? If so, how? What are the constraints and limits on United States assistance to democratic regimes and movements in Latin America? Is this a period of "opening" (apertura) for democracy in Latin America, and how might the United States assist that development? These are the questions that Wiarda explores in this paper written in the midst of Latin America's third wave of democratization.
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