The Electoral Success of the Left in Latin America: Is There Any Room for Spatial Models of Voting?

Why have moderate electorates elected and reelected leftist governments in Latin America over the last twenty years? Scholars who rely on the classic Downsian logic of the median voter theorem have observed a process of ideological moderation among the most salient left-wing parties in the region. H...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Juan A. Moraes, Diego Luján
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Latin American Studies Association 2020-12-01
Series:Latin American Research Review
Online Access:https://larrlasa.org/articles/466