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Producing more effective governance is the greatest challenge that faces most Latin American democracies - a challenge that involves not only strengthening democratic institutions but also increasing governmental effectiveness. This book addresses why some policies and some countries have been more successful than others in meeting this challenge.

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"Mainwaring and Scully have assembled an exceptionally distinguished set of scholars, and their contributions do not disappoint. The essays in this volume are original, learned, and lively studies of economic, political, and social achievements in Latin America. They both advance the understanding of human development in the region and provide analyses and conclusions of considerable practical importance and policy relevance." —James McGuire, Wesleyan University
"Democratic Governance in Latin America is a great book on an important topic. It helps fill a substantial gap in the scholarly literature: it examines what democracies actually do, rather than what—according to some observers—they should do, and it seeks to advance toward measurement based on actual, observable policy outcomes." —Kurt Weyland, University of Texas at Austin

Democratic Governance in Latin America

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    A Paperback / softback by Scott Mainwaring, Timothy R. Scully

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 24/11/2009
      ISBN13: 9780804760850, 978-0804760850
      ISBN10: 0804760853
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      Book Synopsis
      Producing more effective governance is the greatest challenge that faces most Latin American democracies - a challenge that involves not only strengthening democratic institutions but also increasing governmental effectiveness. This book addresses why some policies and some countries have been more successful than others in meeting this challenge.

      Trade Review
      "Mainwaring and Scully have assembled an exceptionally distinguished set of scholars, and their contributions do not disappoint. The essays in this volume are original, learned, and lively studies of economic, political, and social achievements in Latin America. They both advance the understanding of human development in the region and provide analyses and conclusions of considerable practical importance and policy relevance." —James McGuire, Wesleyan University
      "Democratic Governance in Latin America is a great book on an important topic. It helps fill a substantial gap in the scholarly literature: it examines what democracies actually do, rather than what—according to some observers—they should do, and it seeks to advance toward measurement based on actual, observable policy outcomes." —Kurt Weyland, University of Texas at Austin

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