Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-283) and index.
Contents
Effectiveness and inequality in the legal system -- Charting injustice in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay -- Informational and normative shifts across jurisdictions -- Buenos Aires : political interference and informational dependence -- S~ao Paulo : normative autonomy and informational failures -- Uruguay : strong results from a weak system -- C"rdoba : high levels of inequality in a strong system -- Salvador da Bahia : social cleansing under political and judicial indifference -- Binding leviathan.