Elections in Latin America and Europe: the 19th century experience.

• In Event: Perspectives on Representation and Representative Institutions in Latin America

Brief Overview

Comparison of the practice of elections in 19th century Latin America and Europe. We argue that accepting elections as the only mechanism for deciding who rules was difficult in both regions, even though responses to undesired outcomes differed.

Authors

• Jose Antonio Cheibub, Texas A & M University-College Station

• Fernando Limongi, University of São Paulo