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Urgency Petitions and the Informational Problem in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Requerimentos de Urgência e o Problema Informacional na Câmara dos Deputados

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2009
In the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, an absolute majority may bring any bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without the committee’s report by approving an urgency petition.
Acir Almeida, Fabiano Santos
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Hybrid Political Institutions and Governability: The Budgetary Process in Brazil Hibridez Institucional e Governabilidade: O Processo Orçamentário no Brasil

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2009
In this paper we take a close look at some of the particular pathways by which majoritarian and consensual institutions affect governability. We demonstrate that the mix of majoritarian and consensual institutions found within a country can influence ...
Carlos Pereira, Salomon Orellana
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Book Review: Mertha, Andrew: Brothers in Arms: Chinese Aid to the Khmer Rouge, 1975–1979

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2015
Book Review of the Monograph: Mertha, Andrew (2014), Brothers in Arms: Chinese Aid to the Khmer Rouge, 1975–1979.
Chow Bing NGEOW
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Presidential Control of High Courts in Latin America: A Long-term View (1904-2006) Control presidencial de las cortes supremas en América Latina. Una mirada histórica (1904-2006)

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2009
In many Latin American countries the executive branch manipulatesthe composition of the Supreme Court, and judicial independence hasremained elusive. Because high courts can exercise judicial review and influencelower courts, incoming presidents often ...
Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, Andrea Castagnola   +1 more
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From Party Systems to Party Organizations: The Adaptation of Latin American Parties to Changing Environments De sistemas partidarios a la organización partidaria. La adaptación de partidos latinoamericanos a ambientes cambiantes

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2009
Review Article:Alcántara Sáez, Manuel (ed.) (2008), Politicians and Politics in Latin America, Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers. Greene, Kenneth F. (2007), Why Dominant Parties Lose.
Laura Wills-Otero
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Neo-Patrimonialism and Subnational Authoritarianism in Mexico. The Case of Oaxaca Neopatrimonialismo y autoritarismo subnacional en México. El caso de Oaxaca

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2010
How do subnational authoritarian enclaves emerge (or survive) ina democratic transition at the federal level? How can they endure large-scalesocial protests, like the one that shook Oaxaca in 2006?
Julián Durazo Herrmann
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Legislators in Myanmar’s First “Post-Junta” National Parliament (2010–2015): A Sociological Analysis

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2014
In an attempt to better grasp the realities of Myanmar’s national legislature, which was formed after the 2010 elections, this paper examines the personal profiles and social backgrounds of its elected and appointed members.
Renaud Egreteau
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From Top To Bottom (and Back To The Top Again): Federal Spending, Sub-national Coalitions, and Protests in Argentina, 2002–2006 De arriba abajo (y vuelta arriba otra vez). Gasto federal, coaliciones subnacionales y protesta en Argentina, 2002-2006

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2012
Can federal-state relations affect popular protests? Using an extensive dataset measuring local protests in the Argentine provinces (2002–2006), I assess the effects of the president’s and governors’ tactical allocations on the persistence of contentious
Lorena Moscovich
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The Re-election of the Indonesian President: Reasons and Background Präsidentschaftswahlen in Indonesien: Ursachen und Hintergründe zur Wiederwahl Susilo Bambang Yudhoyonos

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2009
Incumbent president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) was re-elected as Indonesian president in the elections on 8 July 2009 with over 60 per cent of the votes. The reasons for the victory were his relatively successful economic policies, his efforts in the
Patrick Ziegenhain
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The Institutional Feasibility of National-Local Policy Collaboration: Insights from Brazil and Argentina La viablidad de la colaboración nacional-local en política pública: evidencia de Brasil y Argentina

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2010
The goal of this paper is to suggest that municipalities can facilitate the central government’s ability to carry out its desired policy goals. Using three institutional variables that provide internal evidence for each case, I will argue that within ...
Tracy Beck Fenwick
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