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Studying 18 Latin American countries, this text looks at political institutional arrangements and re...
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Studying 18 Latin American countries, this text looks at political institutional arrangements and reforms at the national level. The authors assess the "reasonableness" of reforms for the health of democracy across the region. They also examine the impact of reforms on electoral participation, balance of power concerns, and the strength of political parties. The CD-ROM contains election result data on legislative and presidential elections from 1978 to 2000. Distributed by The Johns Hopkins U. Press. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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