Levitt, Barry S.

Power in the balance : presidents, parties, and legislatures in Peru and beyond / Barry S. Levitt. - Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2012. - xv, 340 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Recent titles from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. .

"Recent titles from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-313) and index.

Introduction: on power -- Beyond formal rules and institutions: theorizing executive and legislative powers -- Constitutions and constitutionalism in Peru, 1985-2006 -- Party organizations and electoral movements in Peru, 1985-2006 -- Echo chamber: the decline and rise of Peru's legislature, 1985-2006 -- Institutionalism and presidential power in Latin America -- Conclusion: on balance.

9780268034139 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0268034133 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Executive power--Peru.
Legislative power--Peru.
Political parties--Peru.
Executive power--Latin America.
Legislative power--Latin America.
Political parties--Latin America.
Poder ejecutivo--Perú
Poder legislativo --Perú
Partidos políticos--Perú
Poder ejecutivo--América Latina
Poder legislativo --América Latina
Partidos politicos--América Latina


Peru--Politics and government--1980-
Perú--Política y gobierno--1980-
Latin America--Politics and government--1980-
América Latina--Política y gobierno--1980-

JL 3440 / L666p 2012

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