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Crafting Courts in New Democracies : the Politics of Subnational Judicial Reform in Brazil and Mexico / Matthew C. Ingram

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Ingram, Matthew
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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1 online resource (392 pages)
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Contents
Crafting courts in new democracies -- Ideas, interests, and judicial institutions -- Methods -- Large-n analysis in Mexico (1993¿2007) -- Large-n analysis in Brazil (1985-2006) -- Small-n analysis in Mexico : Aguascalientes, Michoacán, and Hidalgo -- Small-n analysis in Brazil : Acre, Rio Grande do Sul, and Maranhão -- Crafting courts in new democracies : beyond Brazil and Mexico.
Summary
The role of Latin American courts in facilitating democracy and economic liberalization is considerable. But while national 'high courts' have been closely studied, the form, function, and empowerment of local courts are still not well understood. In Crafting Courts in New Democracies, Matthew C. Ingram fills this gap by examining the varying strength of local judicial institutions in Brazil and Mexico since the 1980s. Combining statistical analysis and in-depth qualitative research, Ingram offers a rich account of the politics that shape subnational court reform in the region's two largest democracies. In contrast to previous studies, theoretical emphasis is given to the influence of political ideas over the traditional focus on objective, material incentives. Exhaustively researched and rigorously presented, this book will appeal to scholars and policymakers interested in the judiciary, institutional change, Latin America, the causal role of ideas, justice reform, and the rule of law.
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9781316338230 (ebook)
1316338231 (ebook)
9781316429303
131642930X
1107539900
9781107539907
9781107117327 (hardback)
9781107539907 (paperback)
1107117321
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