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Zusatztext Mainwaring and Welna's volume broadens the conceptual focus, addressing courts as only one of a group of political and societal actors which jointly provide accountability. The debates raised here, and the insight that the ongoing interaction between various institutions is essential to constructing accountability, will surely become a mainstay of the growing literature on accountability in Latin America. Informationen zum Autor Scott Mainwaring is Conley Professor of Political Science, University of Notre DameChristopher Welna is Associate Director, Kellog Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame Klappentext This volume on democratic accountability addresses one of the burning issues on the agenda of policy makers and citizens in contemporary Latin America: how democratic leaders in Latin America can improve accountability while simultaneously promoting governmental effectiveness. Written by well-known scholars from both Latin America and the United States! the volume enhances understanding of these key themes! which are central to the future of democracy in Latin America. Zusammenfassung This volume on democratic accountability addresses one of the burning issues on the agenda of policy makers and citizens in contemporary Latin America: how democratic leaders in Latin America can improve accountability while simultaneously promoting governmental effectiveness. Inhaltsverzeichnis Conceptual and Theoretical Issues 1: Scott Mainwaring: Introduction: Democratic Accountability in Latin America 2: Guillermo O'Donnell: Horizontal Accountability: The Legal Institutionalization of Mistrust 3: Charles D. Kenny: Horizontal Accountability: Concepts and Conflicts Legislatures, Executives, and Oversight Agencies 4: Erika Moreno, Brian F. Crisp, and Matthew Soberg Shugart: The Accountability Deficit in Latin America 5: Scott Morgenstern and Luigi Manzetti: Legislative Oversight: Interests and Institutions in the United States and Argentina 6: Argelina Cheibub Figueiredo: The Role of Congress as an Agency of Horizontal Accountability: Lessons from the Brazilian Experience The Judiciary, the Public Prosecution Office, and Rule of Law 7: Maria Tereza Sadek and Rosangela Batista Cavalcanti: The New Brazilian Public Prosecution: An Agent of Accountability 8: Michael Dodson and Donald W. Jackson: Horizontal Accountability and the Rule of Law in Central America 9: Beatriz Magaloni: Authoritarianism, Democracy and the Supreme Court: horizontal exchange and the rule of law in Mexico Societal Accountability 10: Catalina Smulovitz and Enrique Peruzzotti: Societal and Horizontal Controls: Two Cases of a Fruitful Relationship ...
