Political reform in Latin America. Electoral rules and distribution of power between the president and assembly;La reforma política en América latina. Reglas electorales y distribución de poder entre presidente y congreso

Desarrollo Economico

Volumn 50, Issue 198, 2010, Pages 197-221

  Negretto, Gabriel L ^a  

^a Division de Estudios Politicos del Centra de tnvestigacibn y Docencia   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEADERSHIP; POLITICAL POWER; POLITICAL REFORM;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 80051872607     PISSN: 0046001X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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