The "Rational Choice Model" in the Democratization of Brazil.

Abstract: (8 pp) In her 1997 book, Eroding Military Influence in Brazil: Politicians Against Soldiers, Wendy Hunter examines the situation under the auspices of the "rational choice model." Because she claims that politicians are primarily interested in their own political survival, the rational choice model is an excellent measuring device for the shift towards democracy within the political structure of Brazil. Bibliography lists one source.

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Subcatagory: South America

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