Small-town democracy, without law
Drawing the wrong lessons from a lynch mob
DEMOCRACY, it is often said, is under strain in Latin America—especially so in the Andean countries. But at local level it is has never been more vigorous: in 1980, only three countries in the region chose mayors by direct election. Today, nearly all do. And nowadays mayors have money.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Small-town democracy, without law”
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