{"product_id":"understanding-institutional-weakness-power-and-design-in-latin-american-institutions-paperback-9781108738880","title":"Understanding Institutional Weakness; Power and Design in Latin American Institutions (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108738880","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Institutional Weakness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePower and Design in Latin American Institutions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffers a new, more systematic and theoretically grounded, understanding of the concept and causes of weak institutions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel M. Brinks (Author), Steven Levitsky (Author), Maria Victoria Murillo (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108738880, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 June 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e75 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 0.4 cm, 0.21 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis Element introduces the concept of institutional weakness, arguing that weakness or strength is a function of the extent to which an institution actually matters to social, economic or political outcomes. It then presents a typology of three forms of institutional weakness: insignificance, in which rules are complied with but do not affect the way actors behave; non-compliance, in which state elites either choose not to enforce the rules or fail to gain societal cooperation with them; and instability, in which the rules are changed at an unusually high rate. The Element then examines the sources of institutional weakness.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Defining institutions\u003cbr\u003e 3. Institutional weakness\u003cbr\u003e 4. Accounting for institutional weakness\u003cbr\u003e 5. The persistence of institutional weakness in Latin America\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Hispanic \u0026amp; Latino studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Hispanic \u0026amp; Latino studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Hispanic%20\u0026amp;%20Latino%20studies%20%5BJFSL4%5D%22\"\u003eJFSL4\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004142833944,"sku":"9781108738880","price":16.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108738880i.jpg?v=1696718335","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-institutional-weakness-power-and-design-in-latin-american-institutions-paperback-9781108738880","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}