Author: Michael Penfold | Journal of Democracy

Michael Penfold is professor of public policy at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores en Administración (IESA) in Caracas, and specializes in public policy, political economy, and international business in Latin America.

October 2014, Volume 25, Issue 4

Manipulating Term Limits in Latin America

Javier Corrales
Michael Penfold

More and more Latin American countries have sought to relax or even eliminate presidential term limits. What are the consequences for democracy?

April 2007, Volume 18, Issue 2

Venezuela: Crowding Out the Opposition

Javier Corrales
Michael Penfold

President Hugo Cháez's regime demonstrates how a public desire for change plus state resources can be exploited to undermine democracy.

Latin America’s Struggle for Democracy

Marc F. Plattner
Larry Diamond
Diego Abente-Brun

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