Democratic Brazil actors, institutions, and processes /
| Other Authors: | Kingstone, Peter R., 1964-, Power, Timothy J. 1962- |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Pittsburgh :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
[2000]
|
| Physical Description: |
xx, 339 pages ; 25 cm. Also issued online. |
| Series: |
Pitt Latin American series.
|
| Subjects: |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Foreword: a new test for Brazilian democracy / Thomas E. Skidmore -- Introduction: still standing or standing still?: the Brazilian democratic regime since 1985 / Peter R. Kingstone and Timothy J. Power -- Political institutions in democratic Brazil: politics as a permanent constitutional convention / Timothy J. Power -- The Brazilian state in the new democracy / Kurt Weyland -- Devolving democracy? political decentralization and the new Brazilian federalism / Alfred P. Montero -- Reinventing local government? municipalities and intergovernmental relations in democratic Brazil / David Samuels -- Assessing civil-military relations in postauthoritarian Brazil / Wendy Hunter -- The making of a loyal opposition: the Workers' Party (PT) and the consolidation of democracy in Brazil / William R. Nylen -- The Catholic Church, religious pluralism, and democracy in Brazil / Kenneth P. Serbin -- Democratizing pressures from below? social movements in the new Brazilian democracy / Kathryn Hochstetler -- Muddling through gridlock: economic policy performance, business responses, and democratic sustainability / Peter R. Kingstone -- Democracy looks south: Mercosul and the politics of Brazilian trade strategy / Jeffrey Cason -- An ugly democracy?: state violence and the. rule of law in postauthoritarian Brazil / Anthony W. Pereira -- A new Brazil?: the changing sociodemographic context of Brazilian democracy / Timothy J. Power and J. Timmons Roberts. Also issued online. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: |
xx, 339 pages ; 25 cm. Also issued online. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0822941139 9780822941132 0822957140 9780822957140 |