A political history of the Dominican Republic, focused especially on the nature of its struggles for democracy during the past 35 years.
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Historical Pathways: Neopatrimonial Authoritarianism and International Vulnerability
Chapter 3. Democratic Struggles and Failures, 1961-1966
Chapter 4. Authoritarian Balaguer and Democratic Transition, 1966-1978
Chapter 5. The Struggle for Democratic Politics, 1978-1996: Social Evolution and Political Rules
Chapter 6. The PRD in Power, 1978-1986: A Missed Opportunity
Chapter 7. Balaguer Returns, 1986-1996: The Tensions of Neopatrimonial Democracy
Chapter 8. Parties, State Institutions, and Elections, 1978-1994
Chapter 9. A New Transition: Prospects and Conclusions
Appendix A. Election Results by Level of Urbanization, 1962-1994
Appendix B. Socioeconomic and Public-Sector Data
Notes
References
Index
Tables
2.1. Growth of the Armed Forces under Trujillo
2.2. Paths toward Neopatrimonialism
3.1. Transitions from Authoritarianism in Vulnerable States: Critical Factors Favoring Transition
3.2. Selected Economic Indicators, 1950-1961
3.3. Government and Security Expenditures, 1955-1964
3.4. The Transition of 1961-1962
3.5. The Transition of 1965-1966
4.1. Public Investments in Construction and the Office of the Presidency, 1969-1977
4.2. Ministries and Minister-Rank Appointments by Administration, 1930-1982
4.3. Comparing Three Transitions, 1961-1962, 1965-1966, and 1978
5.1. Levels of Poverty in the Dominican Republic and Latin America
5.2. Senate Reelection Rates by Party, 1970-1998
5.3. Chamber Reelection Rates for the Same Province by Party, 1970-1998
7.1. Public-Sector Expenditures, 1986-1995
8.1. Official Results for Presidential Elections, 1978-1994
8.2. Factors Favoring Crisis-Ridden Elections
8.3. Crisis-Ridden Elections, 1982-1994
9.1. Official Results for the 1996 Presidential Elections
9.2. Comparing Transitions, 1978 and 1994-1996
A.1. Election Results at the Municipal Level by Party and Level of Urbanization, 1962-1994
B.1. Comparative Socioeconomic Data
B.2. Selected Economic Indicators, 1976-1986
B.3. Selected Economic Indicators, 1986-1993
B.4. Selected Public-Sector Indicators, 1976-1986
B.5. The Public Sector under Balaguer, 1986-1994
Figure
B.1. Dominican Peso-U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate, 1982-1995
Illustrations
Map of the Dominican Republic 2
Rafael Trujillo and Joaquín Balaguer, 1961
President Juan Bosch, 1963
President Joaquín Balaguer, 1966
Women sewing baseballs at an export processing firm
President S. Antonio Guzmán, 1978
Arrests during violent protest, 1984
President Salvador Jorge Blanco and José Francisco Peña Gómez, 1986
Jacobo Majluta and Josí Francisco Peña Gómez in the PRD campaign, 1986
Dominicans waiting to vote, 1990
PRD senator Milagros Ortiz Bosch, 1995
Entrance to the Junta Central Electoral, 1990
Banner appealing for domestic electoral observers, 1996
Joaquín Balaguer, Juan Bosch, and Leonel Fernández, 1996
Photograph of banner appealing for electoral observers by the author; all other photographs
courtesy of Diario El Caribe.