Policymaking in Latin America  how politics shapes policies /  [electronic resource] : 
 How politics shapes policies 
Ernesto Stein and Mariano Tommasi, editors; with Pablo T. Spiller and Carlos Scartascini. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Cambridge, MA :  Inter-American Development Bank ;  David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies,  c2008. 
 - xii, 500 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> "The country chapters in this book were produced by eight interdisciplinary country teams under the auspices of the IDB Latin American Research Network, and the coordination of the four editors."--P. [vii]. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-464) and index. 
<br/><br/>Political institutions, policymaking, and policy: an introduction / Pablo T. Spiller, Ernesto Stein, and Mariano Tommasi -- Who's who in the PMP: an overview of actors, incentives, and the roles they play / Carlos Scartascini -- Political institutions, policymaking processes, and policy outcomes in Argentina / Pablo T. Spiller and Mariano Tommasi -- On the road to good governance: recovering from economic and political shocks in Brazil / Lee J. Alston ... [et. al] -- Political institutions, policymaking processes, and policy outcomes in Chile / Cristâobal Aninat ... [et. al] -- Political institutions and policy outcomes in Colombia: the effects of the 1991 constitution / Mauricio Câardenas, Roberto Junguito, Mâonica Pacháon -- Veto players, fickle institutions, and low-quality policies: the policymaking process in Ecuador / Andrâes Mejia Acosta ... [et. al] -- Policymaking in Mexico under one-party hegemony and divided government / Fabrice Lehoucq ... [et. al] -- Political institutions, policymaking processes, and policy outcomes in Paraguay / Josâe Molinas ... [et. al] -- Political institutions and policymaking in Venezuela: the rise and collapse of political cooperation / Francisco Monaldi ... [et. al]. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public administration--Decision making.--Latin America<br/>Policy sciences.<br/>Political planning--Latin America.<br/>Pressure groups.<br/>Political parties.<br/>Beleidsvorming.<br/>Politieke instellingen<br/>Politik.<br/>Politische Institution.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Latijns-Amerika.<br/>Lateinamerika.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Aufsatzsammlung.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JL959.5.P64  / P766  2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.98