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Inclusion without representation in Latin America : gender quotas and ethnic reservations / Mala Htun.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Cambridge studies in gender and politicsPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016Description: xx, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780521690836 (pbk.)
  • 0521690838 (pbk.)
  • 9780521870566 (hardback)
  • 0521870569 (hardback)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JL 966 H873i 2016
Contents:
Introduction : politics of inclusion in Latin America -- Women, Afrodescendants, and Indigenous peoples in elected office -- Gender quotas : why and how? -- Indigenous reservations and gender parity in Bolivia -- The rise and fall of political inclusion in Colombia -- Brazil : combatting exclusion through quotas in higher education -- After quotas : women's presence and legislative behavior in Argentina.
Summary: This book analyzes why and how fifteen Latin American countries modified their political institutions to promote the inclusion of women, Afrodescendants, and indigenous peoples. It shows how the configuration of political institutions set the terms and processes of inclusion, arguing that the new mechanisms have delivered inclusion but not representation.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JL 966 H873i 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000196979

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-213) and index.

Introduction : politics of inclusion in Latin America -- Women, Afrodescendants, and Indigenous peoples in elected office -- Gender quotas : why and how? -- Indigenous reservations and gender parity in Bolivia -- The rise and fall of political inclusion in Colombia -- Brazil : combatting exclusion through quotas in higher education -- After quotas : women's presence and legislative behavior in Argentina.

This book analyzes why and how fifteen Latin American countries modified their political institutions to promote the inclusion of women, Afrodescendants, and indigenous peoples. It shows how the configuration of political institutions set the terms and processes of inclusion, arguing that the new mechanisms have delivered inclusion but not representation.

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