Grindle, Merilee S. 1945-

Challenging the state : crisis and innovation in Latin American and Africa / Merilee S. Grindle - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996 - xi, 243 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Cambridge studies in comparative politics . - Cambridge studies in comparative politics .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-236) and index.

List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgments
1: Challenging the state: a decade of crisis -- Page 1
2: Crisis and the state: evidence from Latin America and Africa -- Page 18
3: Crisis and breakdown in Mexico and Kenya -- Page 47
4: Imposing state authority -- Page 79
5: Managing the economy -- Page 109
6: Administering the public good -- Page 127
7: Responding to society -- Page 155
8: States of change -- Page 180
Notes -- Page 195
References -- Page 221
Index -- Page 237

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Africa--Política y gobierno--1960-
Kenia--Política y gobierno--1978-
América Latina--Política y gobierno--1948-1980
América Latina--Política y gobierno--1980-
México --Política y gobierno--1970-1988
México --Política y gobierno--1988-

JL 958 / G866c 1996