Democratic Accountability in Latin America

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-19-925638-9
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 547 g

Reihe: Oxford Studies in Democratization

This volume on democratic accountability addresses one of the burning issues on the agenda of policy makers and citizens in contemporary Latin America: how democratic leaders in Latin America can improve accountability while simultaneously promoting governmental effectiveness.

This volume on democratic accountability addresses one of the burning issues on the agenda of policy makers and citizens in contemporary Latin America. In much of Latin America, disenchantment and cynicism have set in regarding the quality of elected gove

CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL ISSUES; 1. Introduction: Democratic Accountability in Latin America; 2. Horizontal Accountability: The Legal Institutionalization of Mistrust; 3. Horizontal Accountability: Concepts and Conflicts; LEGISLATURES, EXECUTIVES, AND O

Autoren/Hrsg.

Welna, Christoper

Mainwaring, Scott

Welna, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Scott Mainwaring is Conley Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame

Christopher Welna is Associate Director, Kellog Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame