This site provides free access to the text of this journal article by Mitchell A. Seligson which was published in the Journal of Democracy, Volume 18, No. 3 (July, 2007), pp. 81-95. The 15 page article considers recent increases in popularity of left wing political parties in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the increasing importance of populism. It uses evidence from public opinion surveys (derived from Barometer de la Americas led by Vanderbilt University and Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP). to consider the extent of the left wing support in Latin America.From Intute.ac.uk

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