Institutions on the Edge : The Origins and Consequences of Inter-Branch Crises in Latin America

Name: Institutions on the Edge
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521496148
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ISBN: 9780521496148

by Gretchen Helmke

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Format Hardback

Book Series Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics

ISBN-10 0521496144

ISBN-13 9780521496148

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 7th, 2017

Print length 204 Pages

Weight 410 grams

Dimensions 23.50 x 15.70 x 1.60 cms

Product Classification: Comparative politics Political structure & processes Political structure and processes Political control & freedoms Political control and freedoms Political activism Political activism / Political engagement

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Why do institutional crises emerge, spread, and repeat in some Latin American countries, but not in others? This book shows that concentrating power in the executive branch not only fuels presidential crises under divided government, but also triggers broader constitutional crises that cascade on to the legislature and the judiciary.

Why does institutional instability pervade the developing world? Examining contemporary Latin America, Institutions on the Edge develops and tests a novel argument to explain why institutional crises emerge, spread, and repeat in some countries, but not in others. The book draws on formal bargaining theories developed in the conflict literature to offer the first unified micro-level account of inter-branch crises. In so doing, Helmke shows that concentrating power in the executive branch not only fuels presidential crises under divided government, but also triggers broader constitutional crises that cascade on to the legislature and the judiciary. Along the way, Helmke highlights the importance of public opinion and mass protests, and elucidates the conditions under which divided government matters for institutional instability.

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