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How Democracy Works: Political Institutions, Actors and Arenas in Latin American Policymaking
Scartascini, Carlos G.; Stein, Ernesto H.; Tommasi, Mariano - Inter-American Development Bank
Latin America. How Democracy Works takes a detailed look, from an institutional perspective, at each of the main actors on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943555
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DataGov: Governance Indicators Database Title: DataGob: Base de datos de indicadores de gobernabilidad
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2007
DataGov is a database that contains governance indicators around the world. The DataGov indicators come from publicly … cover four major areas: democracy, markets, public sector management and rule of law, as well as a number of key … other persons interested in tracking and evaluating governance performance and the impact of reforms in their countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673437
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Political Institutions and Policy Outcomes in Colombia: The Effects of the 1991 Constitution
Cárdenas, Mauricio; Junguito, Roberto; Pachón, Mónica - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
The 1991 Colombian Constitution strengthened the checks and balances of the political system by enhancing the role of Congress and the Constitutional Court, while somewhat limiting the powers of the President (who nonetheless remains extremely powerful even by Latin American standards). As a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943795
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Veto Players, Intertemporal Interactions and Policy Adaptability: How Do Political Institutions Work?
Scartascini, Carlos G.; Stein, Ernesto H.; Tommasi, Mariano - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
Veto player theory argues that a higher number of veto players lowers the likelihood of change; in turn, policies that do not change help to sustain commitments but may prevent adaptation to changing circumstances. This paper challenges that claim of veto player theory by arguing that policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943664
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Who Decides the Budget?: A Political Economy Analysis of the Budget Process in Latin America
Scartascini, Carlos; Stein, Ernesto H.; Abuelafia, Emmanuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
region in which informality dominates public governance. It includes detailed country analyses which provide comparative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673728
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Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes, and Policy Outcomes in Venezuela
Monaldi, Francisco; Pacheco, Rosa Amelia González de; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
that the political institutions that established Venezuela's democracy in the 1960s were deliberately set up to generate a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943736
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Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes and Policy Outcomes in Paraguay, 1954-2003
Molinas, José R.; Pérez-Liñán, Aníbal; Saiegh, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
This paper characterizes the evolution of Paraguay's policymaking process (PMP) between 1954 and 2003. The authors present an overview of the PMP under the rule of Alfredo Stroessner (1954-89) and explore the institutional setting emerging after 1989. In addition, they discuss how the Colorado...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943812
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The Pitfalls of Policymaking in Peru: Actors, Institutions and Rules of the Game
Morón, Eduardo; Sanborn, Cynthia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
Policymaking in Peru over the last 25 years has been largely dominated by the Executive, and has been influenced by a variety of structural and political factors as well as by the personal ambitions of presidents and the public perception of crisis. With few exceptions, neither the Congress nor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943852
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Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes, and Policy Outcomes in Mexico
Lehoucq, Fabrice; Negretto, Gabriel; Aparicio, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005
This paper uses a transaction-costs framework to link the policymaking process (PMP) and the outer features of public policies in Mexico. It shows how a highly secretive PMP, centralized around the presidency, fashioned nationalist policies that were stable, adaptable, coordinated and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943960
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Political Environments, Sector-Specific Configurations, and Strategic Devices: Understanding Institutional Reform in Uruguay
Filgueira, Fernando; Moraes, Juan Andrés; Fernández, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 1999
This paper argues for a multi-level explanatory model for understanding institutional reform. Using the case of Uruguay, the authors seek to show how a changed political environment combined with sector- specific configurations and political strategies of reformist leaders allowed for successful...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943974