Democratic Tradition and the Failed Presidency of L ucio G utierrez in E cuador
In A pril 2005, L ucio G utiérrez was removed from office in the context of a fast‐growing economy. With no economic hardship to fuel social outrage, the failure of G utiérrez illustrates how political and institutional factors can be the most important forces determining presidential survival. In t...
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| Published in | Bulletin of Latin American research Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 321 - 338 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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01.07.2018
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| Summary: | In A pril 2005, L ucio G utiérrez was removed from office in the context of a fast‐growing economy. With no economic hardship to fuel social outrage, the failure of G utiérrez illustrates how political and institutional factors can be the most important forces determining presidential survival. In this article, we qualitatively analyse the path toward confrontation between G utiérrez and the congressional opposition which led to his political demise. We find that E cuador's weak democratic tradition working through more proximate causes – radicalism, normative preference for democratic institutions and a negative institutional equilibrium – coupled with other institutional and political variables accelerated L ucio G utiérrez's fall from power. |
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| ISSN: | 0261-3050 1470-9856 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/blar.12705 |