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INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS AND DEMOCRACY
LESSONS FROM LATIN AMERICA |
| By: |
Gretchen Helmke (Editor), Steven Levitsky (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£65.50 |
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£58.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0801883512 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780801883514 |
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| Publisher: |
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
25 July, 2006 |
| Pages: |
368 |
| Description: |
The editors present this analysis within a fourfold conceptual framework: complementary institutions, which fill gaps in formal rules or enhance their efficacy; accommodative informal institutions, which blunt the effects of dysfunctional formal institutions; competing informal institutions, which directly subvert the formal rules; and substitutive informal institutions, which replace ineffective formal institutions. |
| Synopsis: |
This volume analyzes the function of informal institutions in Latin America and how they support or weaken democratic governance. Drawing from a wide range of examples-including the Mexican dedazo, clientelism in Brazil, legislative "ghost coalitions" in Ecuador, and elite power-sharing in Chile-the contributors examine how informal rules shape the performance of state and democratic institutions, offering fresh and timely insights into contemporary problems of governability, "unrule of law," and the absence of effective representation, participation, and accountability in Latin America.The editors present this analysis within a fourfold conceptual framework: complementary institutions, which fill gaps in formal rules or enhance their efficacy; accommodative informal institutions, which blunt the effects of dysfunctional formal institutions; competing informal institutions, which directly subvert the formal rules; and substitutive informal institutions, which replace ineffective formal institutions. |
| Illustrations: |
6 Line drawings, black and white |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press |
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