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Informal institutions and democracy [electronic resource] : lessons from Latin America / edited by Gretchen Helmke, Steven Levitsky.

Contributor(s): Helmke, Gretchen, 1967- | Levitsky, Steven | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2006Description: viii, 351 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Other title: Informal institutions & democracy [Cover title].Subject(s): Political culture -- Latin America -- Congresses | Democratization -- Latin America -- Congresses | Democracy -- Latin America -- Congresses | Politics, Practical -- Latin America -- Congresses | Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980- -- CongressesGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 306.2098 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

"The volume emerged out of two conferences on informal institutions. The first, entitled 'Informal Institutions and Politics in the Developing World, ' was held at Harvard University in April 2002 ... The second conference, entitled 'Informal Institutions and Politics in Latin America: Understanding the Rules of the Game, ' was held at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame, in April 2003"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-335) and index.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.