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The “Normalization” of Argentine Politics

Issue Date April 2000
Volume 11
Issue 2
Page Numbers 56-69
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The most striking thing about Fernando de la Rua’s presidential victory in Argentina was the routine—even boring—character of the elections. This turn toward normalization is a major break with the past.

About the Author

Steven Levitsky is David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and professor of government and director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University.

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