8 definitions
Democracy (n.) advanced most in Latin America where American influence was least, and least where it was strongest.
Democracy promotion (n.) follows a strong line of continuity: promoted where it suits US security and economic interests, downplayed or ignored where it clashes.
Democracy promotion (n.) backs, as its leading scholar-advocate found, democracy if and only if it fits strategic and economic interests.
Democracy promotion (n.) backs democracy if, and only if, the outcome matches strategic and economic aims.
Democracy promotion (n.) in practice means democracy from the top down: the old elites tied to the patron keep their seats.
Democracy promotion (n.) by Washington failed systematically: real progress came where its influence was least, and least progress where its influence was greatest.
Top-down democracy (n.) is the limited kind the United States backs: enough change to relieve pressure for radical reform, never enough to upset the traditional structures of power.
Top-down democracy (n.) is the limited kind that never risks upsetting the traditional structures of power.