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Author:

Grindle, Merilee Serrill.

Title:

Audacious reforms : institutional invention and democracy in Latin America / Merilee S. Grindle.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

2000

Description:

xiv, 269 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Local elections--Latin America.--Case studies.
Decentralization in government--Latin America.--Case studies.
Central-local government relations--Latin America--Case studies.
Democracy--Latin America.--Case studies.
Political participation--Latin America.--Case studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-262) and index.

Contents:

1. Audacious reforms : democratizing Latin America -- 2. Explaining the unexpected -- 3. Institutional invention in Venezuela : legitimizing the system -- 4. New rules of the game : consequences of change in Venezuela -- 5. Political engineering in Bolivia : the law for popular participation -- 6. A new conundrum : national-local politics in Bolivia -- 7. Pacting institutional change in Argentina -- 8. Waiting for Godot? constitutional change in Argentine practice -- 9. Democratizing reforms : origins and consequences.

ISBN:

9780801864209 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801864208 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801864216 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0801864216 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)43207071

LCCN:

00008002

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)