Informal institutions and democracy [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from Latin America / / edited by Gretchen Helmke, Steven Levitsky

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451929603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2006
• ISBN: 0-8018-8926-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HelmkeGretchen <1967->; LevitskySteven
• Disciplina: 306.2098
• Soggetti: Political culture - Latin America; Democratization - Latin America; Democracy - Latin America; Politics, Practical - Latin America; Electronic books.; Latin America Politics and government 1980- Congresses
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "The volume emerged out of two conferences on informal institutions. The first, entitled 'Informal Institutions and Politics in the Developing World, ' was held at Harvard University in April 2002 ... The second conference, entitled 'Informal Institutions and Politics in Latin America: Understanding the Rules of the Game, ' was held at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame, in April 2003"--Pref.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-335) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART I: THE INFORMAL POLITICS OF EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS; 1 Accommodating Informal Institutions and Chilean Democracy; 2 How Informal Electoral Institutions Shape the Brazilian Legislative Arena; 3 Crafting Legislative Ghost Coalitions in Ecuador: Informal Institutions and Economic Reform in an Unlikely Case; PART II: INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS AND ELECTORAL POLITICS; 4 Informal Institutions When Formal Contracting Is Prohibited: Campaign Finance in Brazil; 5 The Difficult Road from Caudillismo to Democracy: The Impact of Clientelism in Honduras; 6 Do Informal Rules Make Democracy Work? Accounting for Accountability in ArgentinaPART III: INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS AND ; PARTY POLITICS; 7 The Birth and Transformation of the Dedazo in Mexico; 8 Election Insurance and Coalition Survival: Formal and Informal Institutions in Chile; 9 Informal Institutions and Party Organization in Latin America; PART IV: INFORMAL JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE RULE OF LAW; 10 The Rule of (Non)Law: Prosecuting Police Killings in Brazil and Argentina; 11 Mexico's Postelectoral Concertacesiones: The Rise and Demise of a Substitutive Informal Institution; 12 Dispensing Justice at the Margins of Formality: The Informal Rule of Law in Latin AmericaConclusion; Afterword: On Informal Institutions, Once Again; Notes; References; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z