Making constitutions : presidents, parties, and institutional choice in Latin America /
Negretto, Gabriel L.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-277) and index.
Introduction -- Part I. The Logic of Constitutional Choice : Theory and Data : 1. Constitutional change and patterns of design ; 2. A two-level theory of constitutional choice ; 3. Determinants of variation in constitutional choice -- Part II. Case Studies : The Origins of Reforms : 4. Constitutional change as a means to consolidate power : Argentina 1949 ; 5. Constitutional change as a strategy to redistribute power : Argentina 1994 ; 6. Constitutional change as a response to state failure : Colombia 1991 ; 7. Constitutional change as a remedy for ungovernability : Ecuador 1998.
Representative government and representation
Constitutional history