DEMOCRACY in Latin America Towards a Citizens’ Democracy Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela United Nations Development Programme The analysis and policy recommendations contained in this Report do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), its Executive Board or its Member States. The Report is an independent publication prepared at the request of UNDP. It is the result of collaboration between a group of relevant consultants and experts and the team that produced the Report on Democracy in Latin America © 2004 by the United Nations Development Programme 1 UN Plaza, New York, New York, 10017, United States of America www.undp.org Of this edition: © 2004 by Aguilar, Altea, Taurus, Alfaguara, S.A. Leandro N. Alem 720, (1001) Ciudad de Buenos Aires www.alfaguara.com.ar The translation of the Report into English was done by a team of translators, headed by Merril Stevenson, and including Joanna Richardson, Celia Vartalitis de Podestá, Elena Feeney, Isabel Onetti de Mora, and Rafaela Gunner. The text was reviewed by Thomas Scheetz. The English version of the Statistical Compendium was prepared by Gerardo Munck and Wendy Prentice. A final reading of the Report was carried out by Gerardo Noto and Myriam Mendez-Montalvo. The English version of this Report was edited by Richard Jones, Exile: Design & Editorial Services (
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