Democracy, electoral systems, and judicial empowerment in developing countries [electronic resource] / Vineeta Yadav, Bumba Mukherjee.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Explaining variation in de jure and de facto judicial independence -- The theoretical framework -- New democracies and de jure judicial review : the empirical evidence -- Democratic transition and judicial review in Indonesia and Brazil -- Empirical tests for electoral particularism and de facto judicial independence -- Political parties and de facto judicial independence in particularistic systems : Brazil and India -- Political parties and de facto judicial independence in party-centered systems: post-Suharto Indonesia -- Conclusion.

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