Presidential Power in Latin America: Examining the Cases of Argentina and Chile

ISBN-13: 9780367690557 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 250 str.

Dan Berbecel

Opis

What explains variance in presidential power between countries? In Presidential Power in Latin America Dan Berbecel provides a general, systematic theory for explaining presidential power in practice as opposed to presidential power in theory.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Comparing presidential power in theory versus. presidential power in practice in Argentina and Chile  3. The impact of the strength of state institutions on presidential power  4. The impact of the size of the president’s party in congress on presidential power  5. The impact of economic crises on presidential power  6. Conclusion  Appendix: Using different measurements than the Corruption Perceptions Index to illustrate the correlation between institutional strength and presidential power

O autorze

Dan Berbecel is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at York University (the Glendon Campus) in Toronto, Canada. His main area of research interest is Comparative Politics, with a focus on Latin American Politics.