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From dictatorship to democracy: the US and regime change in Paraguay, 1954–1994
Author(s) -
MORA FRANK O.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-9856.1998.tb00179.x
Subject(s) - demise , democratization , dictatorship , democracy , latin americans , authoritarianism , regime change , democratic consolidation , political science , development economics , consolidation (business) , political economy , cold war , economic history , economics , law , politics , accounting
— This paper seeks to analyse the external sources of democratisation in Paraguay, specifically how the US contributed to regime change in that country. In the small and vulnerable countries of Latin America, like in Central America, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Paraguay, where the US played a portentous role in the rise, consolidation and demise of authoritarian regimes during the Cold War, Washington has also rendered a vital, but often neglected role, in protecting and enhancing democratic rule. This paper also provides an analysis of the different forms of leverage exercised by the US before and during Paraguay's transition.