Katherine Bersch (North Carolina Davidson College)

When Democracies Deliver

Governance Reform in Latin America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book highlights the importance of strategy, revealing that gradual reforms produce better results than drastic overhauls imposed by political will. This study is aimed at scholars interested in comparative politics, state development, Latin American politics, and public policy, as well as practitioners and policymakers around the globe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9781108459204
• ISBN-10: 110845920X
• Artikelnr.: 63461491

Autorenporträt

Katherine Bersch is Assistant Professor of political science at Davidson College. Her research focuses on democratic quality in developing countries, especially governance reform and state capacity in Latin America. Among her publications are articles in Comparative Politics, Governance, Information Polity, and the European Journal of Development Research.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: the varied advances in quality of governance
2. The merits of problem solving over powering
3. An explanation of reform type
4. Transportation in Argentina: powering (re-)creates crisis
5. Transportation in Brazil: powering curtailed, problem solving inches forward
6. Health in Argentina: impeded powering fosters problem solving
7. Health in Brazil: problem-solving success
8. Theoretical conclusions and comparative perspectives.