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020			_a9781139207836 (ebook)
020			_z9781107026520 (hardback)
020			_z9781107670983 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aJL966 _b.N445 2013
082	0	0	_a320.98 _223
100	1		_aNegretto, Gabriel L., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMaking Constitutions : _bPresidents, Parties, and Institutional Choice in Latin America / _cGabriel L. Negretto.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (296 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aNegretto provides the first systematic explanation of the origins of constitutional designs from an analytical, historical and comparative perspective. Based on analysis of constitutional change in Latin America from 1900 to 2008 and four detailed case studies, Negretto shows the main determinants of constitutional choice are the past performance of constitutions in providing effective and legitimate instruments of government and the strategic interests of the actors who have influence over institutional selection. The book explains how governance problems shape the general guidelines for reform, while strategic calculations and power resources affect the selection of specific alternatives of design. It emphasizes the importance of events that trigger reform and the designers' level of electoral uncertainty for understanding the relative impact of short-term partisan interests on constitution writing. Negretto's study challenges predominant theories of institutional choice and paves the way for the development of a new research agenda on institutional change.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107026520
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139207836
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37675 _d37675