Presidentialism and democracy in Latin America / 
Editores Scott Mainwaring and Matthew Soberg Shugart 
 - New York :  Cambridge University Press,  1997       
 - ix, 493 p. 
<br/><br/> Presidentialism and democracy in Latin America : Rethinking the terms of the debate, 12. --  Multipartism, robust federalism, and presidentialism in Brazil, 55. -- The unrealized potential of presidential dominance in Colombia, 110. -- Presidential Behavior in a system with strong parties : Venezuela, 1958 - 1995, 160. -- Strong candidates for a limited office : Presidentialism and political  parties in Costa Rica, 199. -- Political sources of presidencialismo in México, 225. -- Evaluating Argentina's presidential democracy : 1983 - 1995, 259. -- In defense of presidentialism : The case of Chile, 1932 - 1970, 300. -- Executive - legislative relations in post - pinochet Chile : A preliminary assessment, 321. -- Hybrid presidentialism and democratization : The case of Bolivia, 363. --  Conclusión : Presidentialism and the party system, 394 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521576148 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JL 961 P933 1997