Artículo
Societal Accountability in Latin America
Fecha de publicación:
10/2000
Editorial:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Revista:
Journal of Democracy
ISSN:
1045-5736
e-ISSN:
1086-3214
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
In Argentina, the unsolved murder of a teenager triggered social protests that eventually led to the trial and indictment of her assailants and the resignation of a provincial governor. In Brazil, press reports of governmental corruption and public demands for due process led to the 1992 impeachment of President Fernando Collor de Mello. In Colombia, the introduction of a constitutional mechanism for the protection of fundamental rights resulted in more than 200,000 legal actions, including indictments for malfeasance in office and for violations of due process. Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) like Alianza Cívica in Mexico and Poder Ciudadano in Argentina organized campaigns to monitor elections and the financial assets of elective officials. These cases show new ways in which citizens are exercising control of government in many of Latin America's democracies.
Palabras clave:
Societal
,
Accountability
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Latin
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America
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Smulovitz, Catalina Silvia; Peruzzotti, Carlos Enrique; Societal Accountability in Latin America; Johns Hopkins University Press; Journal of Democracy; 11; 4; 10-2000; 147-158
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