Judiciary and Democratic Decay in Latin America Declining Confidence in the Rule of Law

Name: Judiciary and Democratic Decay in Latin America Declining Confidence in the Rule of Law
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ISBN: 9780275968502

ISBN-10: 0275968502

ISBN-13: 9780275968502

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Authors: William Prillaman

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Prillaman argues that a sound judiciary is critical for building popular support for democracy and laying the foundations for sustainable economic development, but that most Latin American governments have made virtually no progress toward building a more effective judiciary. He shows that the traditional approach to judicial reform is flawed on several levels. Reformers are wrong to focus on a single aspect of the judiciary on the assumption that one reform naturally leads to another. In fact, all aspects of the courts are so closely related that failure to reform one aspect creates a "negative synergy" that ultimately undermines the reformed areas. Instead, a successful reform strategy…

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List price: $45.00
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 4/30/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Toward a Theory of Judicial Reform in Latin America



Building a Healthy Judiciary: Independence, Access, and Efficiency



El Salvador and the Dangers of Thinking Small



Brazil: A Shotgun Approach to Judicial Reform



Argentina: Opposite Paths, Same Results



Chile's Coherent Approach to Judicial Reform



Judicial Reform and Democratic Decay


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Index