Democratic Governance in Latin America

Name: Democratic Governance in Latin America
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ISBN: 9780804760850

ISBN-10: 0804760853

ISBN-13: 9780804760850

Edition: 2009

Authors: Scott Mainwaring, Timothy R. Scully

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Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 11/24/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 440
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



List of Tables and Figures


Acknowledgments


Contributors


Introduction




Variance in Success: Economics, Social Policy, and The State



Measuring Success in Democratic Governance




Economic Growth in Latin America: From the Disappointment of the Twentieth Century to the Challenges of the Twenty-First




Does One Size Fit All in Policy Reform? Cross-National Evidence and Its Implications for Latin America




More Market or More State for Latin America? A Reflection for the Post-Crisis




Successful Social Policy Regimes? Political Economy, Politics, and Social Policy in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Costa Rica




Institutional Design and Judicial Effectiveness: Lessons from the Prosecution of Rights Violations for Democratic Governance and the Rule of Law




Political Institutions, Populism, and Democracy in Latin America




Country Cases: Explaining Success



Democratic Governance in Chile




Limits to Costa Rican Heterodoxy: "What Has Changed in "Paradise"?




Structural Reform and Govetnability: The Brazilian Experience in the 1990s




Conclusion



Democratic Governance in Latin America: Eleven Lessons from Recent Experience




Postscript: Democratic Governance in Latin America



Index