Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Contributors xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part One. Variance in Success: Economics, Social Policy, and the State
8. Chapter One. Measuring Success in Democratic Governance 11
9. Chapter Two. Economic Growth in Latin America: From the Disappointment of the Twentieth Century to the Challenges f the Twenty-First 52
10. Chapter Three. Does One Size Fit All in Policy Reform? Cross-National Evidence and Its Implications for Latin America 88
11. Chapter Four. More Market or More State for Latin America? A Reflection for the Post-Crisis 129
12. Chapter Five. Successful Social Policy Regimes? Political Economy, Politics, and Social Policy in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Costa Rica 155
13. Chapter Six. Institutional Design and Judicial Effectiveness: Lessons from the Prosecution of Rights Violations for Democratic Governance and the Rule of Law 210
14. Chapter Seven. Political Institutions, Populism, and Democracy in Latin America 245
15. Part Two. Country Cases: Explaining Success
16. Chapter Eight. Democratic Governance in Chile 269
17. Chapter Nine. Limits to Costa Rican Heterodoxy: What Has Changed in “Paradise”? 307
18. Chapter Ten. Structural Reform and Governability: The Brazilian Experience in the 1990s 338
19. Part Three. Conclusion
20. Chapter Eleven. Democratic Governance in Latin America: Eleven Lessons from Recent Experience 365
21. Chapter Twelve. Postscript: Democratic Governance in Latin America 398
22. Index 405