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dc.titleHow Democracy Works: Political Institutions, Actors and Arenas in Latin American Policymaking
dc.contributor.authorScartascini, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorStein, Ernesto H.
dc.contributor.authorTommasi, Mariano
dc.contributor.authorJones, Mark P.
dc.contributor.authorSaiegh, Sebastián
dc.contributor.authorMagaldi de Sousa, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorMartínez-Gallardo, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorZuvanic, Laura
dc.contributor.authorIacoviello, Mercedes
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez Gusta, Ana Laura
dc.contributor.authorMonaldi, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Ben Ross
dc.contributor.authorMurillo, Maria Victoria
dc.contributor.authorSchrank, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Sallie
dc.contributor.editorStein, Ernesto H.
dc.contributor.editorTommasi, Mariano
dc.contributor.editorScartascini, Carlos
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2011-08-13T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2010-01-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractOver the past 30 years, democratic freedoms and competitive electoral processes have taken hold as never before in Latin America. How Democracy Works takes a detailed look, from an institutional perspective, at each of the main actors on the policymaking stage in Latin America, emphasizing the extent to which institutions facilitate or hinder intertemporal political cooperation and compromise. It analyzes official political actors and arenas, as well as a number of societal actors, and explores the (formal) roles of these players, their incentives, capabilities, and the way in which they actually engage in the policymaking game. The conclusion: these political institutions and actors matter for policymaking in Latin America and leave an indelible imprint on the policy process and the resulting policies.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012330
dc.identifier.isbn9781597821094
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/How-Democracy-Works-Political-Institutions-Actors-and-Arenas-in-Latin-American-Policymaking.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectDemocracy
dc.subjectGovernance
dc.subjectPublic Administration
dc.subject.keywordsIDB-BK-101
dc.typeBooks
idb.identifier.pubnumberBooks
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