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Additional Physical Format: | Erscheint auch als: Online-Ausgabe, PDF Erscheint auch als: Online-Ausgabe, EPUB |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Javier Corrales |
ISBN: | 9780190868895 0190868899 9780190868901 0190868902 |
OCLC Number: | 1048219687 |
Description: | xi, 269 Seiten : Diagramme |
Contents: | Part I: The Argument1. Introduction: Fixing Democracy2. The Argument: Power Asymmetries, Constitutions, and Presidential PowersPart II: Explaining Constituent Assemblies and Presidential Powers3. Origins: Rise and Death of Constituent Assemblies in Latin America4. Content: Constitutional Rewrites and Changes in Presidential Powers Part III: Case Studies5. Venezuela: Extreme Variations in Power Asymmetries 6. Bolivia: Natural Resources, Demographics, and Reduced Asymmetry7. Ecuador: When the Opposition SplitsPart III: Power Asymmetry and Self-Dealing8. Term Limits: Self-Dealing, Power Asymmetries, and Changes to Time in OfficePart IV: Conclusion9. Conclusion |
Responsibility: | Javier Corrales. |
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This book is an important contribution to the field of neo-institutionalism in comparative politics. It fills a gap in knowledge of the reasons why presidential powers expand or contract in the context of the broader strength of democracy. * L. M. Barnett, Our Lady of the Lake University, CHOICE * Read more...
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- Executive power -- Latin America.
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- Pouvoir exécutif -- Amérique latine.
- Histoire constitutionnelle -- Amérique latine.
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- Latin America.