Institutions on the Edge The Origins and Consequences of Inter-Branch Crises in Latin America

Name: Institutions on the Edge The Origins and Consequences of Inter-Branch Crises in Latin America
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ISBN: 9781316889763

ISBN-10: 1316889769

ISBN-13: 9781316889763

Edition: N/A

Authors: Gretchen Helmke

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Why does institutional instability pervade the developing world? Examining contemporary Latin America, Institutions on the Edge develops and tests a novel argument to explain why institutional crises emerge, spread, and repeat in some countries, but not in others. The book draws on formal bargaining theories developed in the conflict literature to offer the first unified micro-level account of inter-branch crises. In so doing, Helmke shows that concentrating power in the executive branch not only fuels presidential crises under divided government, but also triggers broader constitutional crises that cascade on to the legislature and the judiciary. Along the way, Helmke highlights the…

Book details

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/9/2016
Binding: E-Book
Language: English