When Democracies Deliver - Governance Reform in Latin America

Drawing on cognitive-psychological findings and fieldwork, this book explains how government reforms are enacted and why they succeed or fail.

List of contents

1. Introduction: the varied advances in quality of governance; 2. The merits of problem solving over powering; 3. An explanation of reform type; 4. Transportation in Argentina: powering (re-)creates crisis; 5. Transportation in Brazil: powering curtailed, problem solving inches forward; 6. Health in Argentina: impeded powering fosters problem solving; 7. Health in Brazil: problem-solving success; 8. Theoretical conclusions and comparative perspectives.

About the author

Katherine Bersch is Assistant Professor of political science at Davidson College. Her research focuses on democratic quality in developing countries, especially governance reform and state capacity in Latin America. Among her publications are articles in Comparative Politics, Governance, Information Polity, and the European Journal of Development Research.

Summary

This book highlights the importance of strategy, revealing that gradual reforms produce better results than drastic overhauls imposed by political will. This study is aimed at scholars interested in comparative politics, state development, Latin American politics, and public policy, as well as practitioners and policymakers around the globe.

Product details

• Authors: Katherine Bersch, Katherine (Davidson College Bersch, Katherine (Mcgill University Bersch
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108472272
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47227-2
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Comparative Politics, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Hispanic & Latino Studies