TY - BOOK AU - Grindle,Merilee S. TI - Challenging the state: crisis and innovation in Latin American and Africa T2 - Cambridge studies in comparative politics SN - 9780521559195 (pbk) AV - JL 958 G866c 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Africa KW - Política y gobierno KW - 1960- KW - Kenia KW - 1978- KW - América Latina KW - 1948-1980 KW - 1980- KW - México KW - 1970-1988 KW - 1988- N1 - 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 ER -