The Politics of Institutional Weakness in Latin America (Hardcover)

Analysts and policymakers often decry the failure of institutions to accomplish their stated purpose. Bringing together leading scholars of Latin American politics, this volume helps us understand why. The volume offers a conceptual and theoretical framework for studying weak institutions. It introduces different dimensions of institutional weakness and explores the origins and consequences of that weakness. Drawing on recent research on constitutional and electoral reform, executive-legislative relations, property rights, environmental and labor regulation, indigenous rights, squatters and street vendors, and anti-domestic violence laws in Latin America, the volume's chapters show us that politicians often design institutions that they cannot or do not want to enforce or comply with. Challenging existing theories of institutional design, the volume helps us understand the logic that drives the creation of weak institutions, as well as the conditions under which they may be transformed into institutions that matter.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2020
Editors:	Daniel M. Brinks • Steven Levitsky • Maria Victoria Murillo
Dimensions:	234 x 158 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	354
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-48933-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-108-48933-8
Barcode:	9781108489331

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