Making Brazil Work

Checking the President in a Multiparty System
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-45674-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3018 g

Reihe: Studies of the Americas

This book offers the first conceptually rigorous analysis of the political and institutional underpinnings of Brazil's recent rise. Using Brazil as a case study in multiparty presidentialism, the authors argue that Brazil's success stems from the combination of a constitutionally strong president and a robust system of checks and balances.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pereira, C.

Melo, M.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Unexpected Success of Multiparty Presidential Regimes 2. Strong President, Robust Democracy 3. The Politics of Coalition Management 4. Checks and Balances, Political Competition, and Public Goods in the Brazilian States 5. Coalition Governments and Independent Regulatory Agencies in the Brazilian States 6. Keeping a Watchful Eye: Brazil's Budgetary and Audit Institutions 7. Conclusions - The Half-full and Half-empty Glass of Brazilian Democracy

Über Autor(innen)

Author Marcus André Melo: Marcus André Melo is a professor of Political Science at Federal University of Pernambuco. He is also director of the Center for the Study of Public Policy (NEPPU).
Author Carlos Pereira: Carlos Pereira is a professor of Political Economy and Public Policy at the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration EBAPE at Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV).