02961nam 2200613 a 450 991077805510332120231003164311.01-135-84933-11-282-23492-797866122349270-203-87898-1(CKB)1000000000773570(EBL)446733(OCoLC)449230242(SSID)ssj0000178927(PQKBManifestationID)11165295(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000178927(PQKBWorkID)10230450(PQKB)10296763(MiAaPQ)EBC446733(Au-PeEL)EBL446733(CaPaEBR)ebr10315167(CaONFJC)MIL223492(PPN)198464207(EXLCZ)99100000000077357020081027d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInformal coalitions and policymaking in Latin America Ecuador in comparative perspective /Andrés Mejía AcostaMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;New York :Routledge,2009.1 online resource (193 pages)Latin American studies. Social sciences and law0-415-64854-8 0-415-99354-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; 1 Pushing Reforms Through the Eye of a Needle; 2 A Proposed Model for Legislative Cooperation; 3 Presidential Success in a Fragmented Legislature; 4 Party Brokers and Voting Unity in the Ecuadorian Congress; 5 Voting at the Margins: Pivotal Players and Coalition-Making; 6 Ghost Coalitions in the Making of Economic Reforms; 7 Ghost Coalitions, Institutional Change and Democratic Accountability; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book explains how presidents achieve market-oriented reforms in a contentious political environment. Using an impressive amount of quantitative and qualitative empirical evidence, most of which is reported for the first time, Mejía Acosta argues that presidents in Ecuador adopted significant reforms by crafting informal yet functional coalitions with opposition parties in congress. This pattern of success is particularly relevant in a country known for its chronic political fragmentation and deep regional and ethnic divisions.Coalition governmentsEcuadorPolitical planningEcuadorEcuadorPolitics and government1984-Coalition governmentsPolitical planning320.609866Mejía Acosta Andrés1503605MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778055103321Informal coalitions and policymaking in Latin America3732126UNINA