TY - BOOK AU - Hinojosa,Magda ED - Project Muse. TI - Selecting women, electing women: political representation and candidate selection in Latin America SN - 9781439908495 AV - HQ1236.5.L37 H56 2012 U1 - 320.98082 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Temple University Press KW - Women and democracy KW - Latin America KW - Women political candidates KW - Women KW - Political activity KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electing women: female political representation in Latin America -- Why selection matters: explaining women's representation in politics -- How selection matters: a theoretical framework -- The paradox of primaries: inclusive-decentralized selection -- Inclusive-centralized and exclusive-decentralized selection -- "Less democratic, but more effective": exclusive-centralized selection -- Selecting candidates closer to home: widows, wives, and daughters -- Altering candidate selection: the adoption and implementation of gender quotas -- Candidate selection and women's representation in Latin American politics -- Appendix one: Latin American women's representation by party -- Appendix two: interviews UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781439908495/ ER -