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Fixing Democracy - Why Constitutional Change Often Fails to Enhance Democracy in Latin America (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,919
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Fixing Democracy - Why Constitutional Change Often Fails to Enhance Democracy in Latin America (Hardcover): Javier Corrales

Fixing Democracy - Why Constitutional Change Often Fails to Enhance Democracy in Latin America (Hardcover)

Javier Corrales

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The study of institutions, a core concept in comparative politics, has produced many rich and influential theories on the economic and political effects of institutions, yet it has been less successful at theorizing their origins. In Fixing Democracy, Javier Corrales develops a theory of institutional origins that concentrates on constitutions and levels of power within them. He reviews numerous Latin American constituent assemblies and constitutional amendments to explore why some democracies expand rather than restrict presidential powers and why this heightened presidentialism discourages democracy. His signal theoretical contribution is his elaboration on power asymmetries. Corrales determines that conditions of reduced power asymmetry make constituent assemblies more likely to curtail presidential powers, while weaker opposition and heightened power asymmetry is an indicator that presidential powers will expand. The bargain-based theory that he uses focuses on power distribution and provides a more accurate variable in predicting actual constitutional outcomes than other approaches based on functionalism or ideology. While the empirical focus is Latin America, Fixing Democracy contributes a broadly applicable theory to the scholarship both institutions and democracy.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United States
Release date: July 2018
Authors: Javier Corrales (Professor of Political Science)
Dimensions: 242 x 162 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-086889-5
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
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LSN: 0-19-086889-9
Barcode: 9780190868895

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