Overview

Full Product Details

9780822948124

Table of Contents

Reviews

"""In this remarkable book, Tom s Dosek makes a splendid contribution to the literature on subnational politics and the informal political practices that explain the continuity--and eventual downfall--of local caudillos. Through rich, in-depth comparisons of six municipalities in three countries, the book illuminates the understudied local politics of unitary countries."" --Jacqueline Behrend, CONICET-Universidad Nacional de San Mart n ""Prior work on subnational undemocratic regimes has largely focused on federal countries, and mostly on second-tier governments. This book departs from that tradition by shifting the locus of analysis to unitary countries and third-tier governments (i.e., municipalities). Drawing on extensive fieldwork, rigorous analysis, and theoretical depth, Dosek offers a new and critical understanding of subnational political regimes dynamics. The Persistence of Local Caudillos in Latin America is an essential reading for scholars of subnational politics and democracy."" --Agustina Giraudy, American University"

"""In this remarkable book, Tomás Dosek makes a splendid contribution to the literature on subnational politics and the informal political practices that explain the continuity--and eventual downfall--of local caudillos. Through rich, in-depth comparisons of six municipalities in three countries, the book illuminates the understudied local politics of unitary countries."" --Jacqueline Behrend, CONICET-Universidad Nacional de San Martín ""Prior work on subnational undemocratic regimes has largely focused on federal countries, and mostly on second-tier governments. This book departs from that tradition by shifting the locus of analysis to unitary countries and third-tier governments (i.e., municipalities). Drawing on extensive fieldwork, rigorous analysis, and theoretical depth, Dosek offers a new and critical understanding of subnational political regimes dynamics. The Persistence of Local Caudillos in Latin America is an essential reading for scholars of subnational politics and democracy."" --Agustina Giraudy, American University"

"""In this remarkable book, Tom�s Dosek makes a splendid contribution to the literature on subnational politics and the informal political practices that explain the continuity--and eventual downfall--of local caudillos. Through rich, in-depth comparisons of six municipalities in three countries, the book illuminates the understudied local politics of unitary countries."" --Jacqueline Behrend, CONICET-Universidad Nacional de San Mart�n ""Prior work on subnational undemocratic regimes has largely focused on federal countries, and mostly on second-tier governments. This book departs from that tradition by shifting the locus of analysis to unitary countries and third-tier governments (i.e., municipalities). Drawing on extensive fieldwork, rigorous analysis, and theoretical depth, Dosek offers a new and critical understanding of subnational political regimes dynamics. The Persistence of Local Caudillos in Latin America is an essential reading for scholars of subnational politics and democracy."" --Agustina Giraudy, American University"

Author Information

Tom s Dosek is associate professor of political science in the Departmento de Ciencias Sociales at the Pontificia Universidad Cat lica del Per and researcher with the Centro de Investigaciones Sociol gicas, Econ micas, Pol ticas y Antropol gicas. He is coeditor of Women, Politics, and Democracy in Latin America and Mujeres en la pol tica: Experiencias nacionales y subnacionales en Am rica Latina.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available