| Description |
viii, 351 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
"The volume emerged out of two conferences on informal institutions. The first, entitled 'Informal Institutions and Politics in the Developing World, ' was held at Harvard University in April 2002 ... The second conference, entitled 'Informal Institutions and Politics in Latin America: Understanding the Rules of the Game, ' was held at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame, in April 2003"--Pref. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-335) and index. |
| Contents |
Accommodating informal institutions and Chilean democracy / Peter Siavelis -- How informal electoral institutions shape the Brazilian legislative arena / Scott W. Desposato -- Crafting legislative ghost coalitions in Ecuador / Andres Mejia Acosta -- Informal institutions when formal contracting is prohibited: campaign finance in Brazil / David Samuels -- Difficult road from Caudillismo to democracy: the impact of clientelism in Honduras / Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson -- Do informal rules make democracy work? : accounting for accountability in Argentina / Susan C. Stokes -- Birth and transformation of the Dedazo in Mexico / Joy Langston -- Election insurance and coalition survival: formal and informal institutions in Chile / John M. Carey and Peter Siavelis -- Informal institutions and party organization in Latin America / Flavia Freidenberg and Steven Levitsky -- Rule of (non) law : prosecuting police killings in Brazil and Argentina / Daniel M. Brinks -- Mexico's postelectoral concertacesiones : the rise and demise of a substitutive informal institution / Todd A. Eisenstadt -- Dispensing justice at the margins of formality : the informal rule of law in Latin America / Donna Lee Van Cott -- Conclusion / Gretchen Helmke and Steven Levitsky -- Afterward: On informal institutions, once again / Guillermo O'Donnell. |
| Subject |
Political culture -- Latin America -- Congresses.
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Democratization -- Latin America -- Congresses.
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Democracy -- Latin America -- Congresses.
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Politics, Practical -- Latin America -- Congresses.
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Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980- -- Congresses.
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| Added Author |
Helmke, Gretchen, 1967-
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Levitsky, Steven.
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| ISBN |
0801883520 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780801883521 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0801883512 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780801883514 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2442650 |
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YDXCP 2442651 |
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IG# 0801883512 |
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IG# 0801883520 |
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NLGGC 291667902 |
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NZ1 10559322 |
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