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008 150416s2015 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2015015119
020 $a9781107117327 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
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050 00 $aKG497$b.I54 2015
082 00 $a347.72/02$223
100 1 $aIngram, Matthew ,$eauthor.
245 10 $aCrafting courts in new democracies :$bthe politics of subnational judicial reform in Brazil and Mexico /$cMatthew C. Ingram.
263 $a1509
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bCambridge University Press,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
505 0 $aCrafting courts in new democracies -- Ideas, interests, and judicial institutions -- Methods -- Large-n analysis in Mexico (1993¿2007) -- Large-n analysis in Brazil (1985-2006) -- Small-n analysis in Mexico : Aguascalientes, Michoacán, and Hidalgo -- Small-n analysis in Brazil : Acre, Rio Grande do Sul, and Maranhão -- Crafting courts in new democracies : beyond Brazil and Mexico.
520 $a"In Crafting Courts in New Democracies Matthew C. Ingram fills this gap by examining the varying strength of local judicial institutions in Brazil and Mexico since the 1980s. Combining statistical analysis and in-depth qualitative research, Ingram offers a rich account of the politics that shape subnational court reform in the region's two largest democracies. In contrast to previous studies, theoretical emphasis is given to the influence of political ideas over the traditional focus on objective, material incentives"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aState courts$zMexico.
650 0 $aState courts$zBrazil.
650 7 $aLAW / Comparative.$2bisacsh