Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-173) and index.
Contents
Collor's downfall in historical perspective / Thomas Skidmore -- Institutional sources of corruption in Brazil / Barbara Geddes and Artur Ribeiro Neto -- Beyond Collorgate : prospects for consolidating democracy in Brazil through political reform / David Fleischer -- Impeachment process and the constitutional significance of the Collor affair / Fbio Konder Comparato -- Collor's impeachment and institutional reform in Brazil / Amaury de Souza -- Conflict between civil and political society in postauthoritarian Brazil an analysis of the impeachment of Fernando Collor de Mello / Leonardo Avritzer -- Conclusion : Collor's downfall in comparative perspective / Richard Downes and Keith S. Rosenn.