Understanding Institutional Weakness: Power and Design in Latin American Institutions (Elements in Politics and Society in Latin America) - Softcover

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Brinks, Daniel M.; Levitsky, Steven; Murillo, Maria Victoria

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9781108738880: Understanding Institutional Weakness: Power and Design in Latin American Institutions (Elements in Politics and Society in Latin America)
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ISBN 10: 1108738885 ISBN 13: 9781108738880
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2019

Synopsis

This Element introduces the concept of institutional weakness, arguing that weakness or strength is a function of the extent to which an institution actually matters to social, economic or political outcomes. It then presents a typology of three forms of institutional weakness: insignificance, in which rules are complied with but do not affect the way actors behave; non-compliance, in which state elites either choose not to enforce the rules or fail to gain societal cooperation with them; and instability, in which the rules are changed at an unusually high rate. The Element then examines the sources of institutional weakness.

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Book Description

Political scientists have long said 'institutions matter' without too carefully specifying what that means and how we would know. This book offers the conceptual tools for understanding when institutions are strong, when they are weak, when they matter and when they do not.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108738885
ISBN 13 
9781108738880
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
75
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