The Washington Consensus and the Quality of Democracy in Brasil and Chile
diploma thesis (DEFENDED)

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Author
Advisor
Referee
Mlejnek, Josef
Faculty / Institute
Faculty of Social Sciences
Discipline
Geopolitical Studies
Department
Department of Political Science
Date of defense
14. 9. 2012
Publisher
Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních vědLanguage
English
Grade
Good
Keywords
Keywords not foundThese policies were supported by the United States came to be known as the Washington Consensus. This dissertation considers Brazil and Chile's adoption of neoliberal economic policies espoused by the Washington Consensus and to what extent it affected the quality of democracy in both countries. The dissertation will define neoliberal economic policy, Washington Consensus, American support for democracy,and quality of democracy from empirical research and using a study done by Daniel H Levine and Jose E Molina, "The Quality of Democracy in Latin America." The quality of democracy will be viewed from five perspectives: Electoral Process, Participation, Accountability, Responsiveness, and Sovereignty. 2