Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Figures and Tables IX
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. ONE. The State 1
6. TWO. Reform as a Collective Good 24
7. THREE. Insulation and the Struggle for Reform in Brazil, 1930-1964 43
8. FOUR. Legislators and the Supply of Public Goods 83
9. FIVE. A Test of the Game Theoretic Model 99
10. SIX. The Political Uses of Bureaucracy 131
11. SEVEN. The Effects of Institutions 182
12. APPENDIX A. Assessment of Achievement for the Various Targets in the Target Plan 197
13. APPENDIX B. Creation of Appointment and Survival Strategy Indices 209
14. APPENDIX C. Variable Construction 216
15. Bibliography 222
16. Index 240