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9780822958963: Enforcing the Rule of Law: Social Accountability in the New Latin American Democracies
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ISBN 10 : 0822958961 ISBN 13 : 9780822958963
Editeur : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2006

Synopsis

Reports of scandal and corruption have led to the downfall of numerous political leaders in Latin America in recent years. What conditions have developed that allow for the exposure of wrongdoing and the accountability of leaders? Enforcing the Rule of Law examines how elected officials in Latin American democracies have come under scrutiny from new forms of political control, and how these social accountability mechanisms have been successful in counteracting corruption and the limitations of established institutions. This volume reveals how legal claims, media interventions, civic organizations, citizen committees, electoral observation panels, and other watchdog groups have become effective tools for monitoring political authorities. Their actions have been instrumental in exposing government crime, bringing new issues to the public agenda, and influencing or even reversing policy decisions. Enforcing the Rule of Law presents compelling accounts of the emergence of civic action movements and their increasing political influence in Latin America, and sheds new light on the state of democracy in the region.

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À propos de l'auteur

Enrique Peruzzotti is professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Torcuato Di Tella University in Buenos Aires. He is coeditor, with Catalina Smulovitz, of Controlando la Politica: Ciudadanos y Medios en las Nuevas Democracias Latino Americanas. He has published articles in numerous journals including Journal of Democracy, Journal of Latin American Studies, and Constellations.

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Éditeur
University of Pittsburgh Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0822958961
ISBN 13 
9780822958963
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
376
Éditeur
Peruzzotti Enrique, Smulovitz Catalina
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