Economic reform and judicial governance in Brazil: Balancing independence with accountability

Democratization

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 161-180

  Santiso, Carlos ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; ECONOMIC REFORM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDEPENDENCE; LEGAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL REFORM;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0344586831     PISSN: 13510347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13510340312331294077     Document Type: Article

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