Presidentialism and democracy in Latin America /

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Other Authors: Mainwaring, Scott, 1954-, Shugart, Matthew Soberg, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Series:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Scott Mainwaring and Matthew Soberg Shugart
  • Presidentialism and democracy in Latin America: rethinking the terms of the debate / Matthew Soberg Shugart and Scott Mainwaring
  • Multipartism, robust federalism, and presidentialism in Brazil / Scott Mainwaring
  • Unrealized potential of presidential dominance in Colombia / Ronald P. Archer and Matthew Soberg Shugart
  • Presidential behavior in a system with strong parties: Venezuela, 1958-1995 / Brian F. Crisp
  • Strong candidates for a limited office: presidentialism and political parties in Costa Rica / John M. Carey.
  • Political sources of presidencialismo in Mexico / Jeffrey Weldon
  • Evaluating Argentina's presidential democracy: 1983-1995 / Mark P. Jones
  • In defense of presidentialism: the case of Chile, 1932-1970 / Julio Faundez
  • Executive-legislative relations in post-Pinochet Chile: a preliminary assessment / Peter M. Siavelis
  • Hybrid presedentialism and democratization: the case of Bolivia / Eduardo A. Gamarra
  • Conclusion: presedentialism and the party system / Scott Mainwaring and Matthew Soberg Shugart.