1. Courts and Public Policy Reform in Brazil

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. 1. Courts and Public Policy Reform in Brazil 1
7. 2. The Puzzling Policy Influence of Brazil’s Federal Courts 13
8. 3. Policy Type and Judicial Contestation 48
9. 4. The Supreme Federal Tribunal and Veto Players in Brazilian Politics 72
10. 5. Judicial Contestation of Policy: Political Parties 90
11. 6. Judicial Contestation of Policy:The OAB 109
12. 7. Courts in the Policy Process: Pension Reform in Cross-National Perspective 132
13. 8. Conclusion 153
14. Notes 167
15. References 197
16. Index 221