Informal institutions and democracy
Subtitle: lessons from Latin America
By: edited by Gretchen Helmke and Steven Levitsky.
Contributors: Helmke, Gretchen, 1967-; Levitsky, Steven, 1968-
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Political culture -- Latin America -- Congresses.; Democratization -- Latin America -- Congresses.; Democracy -- Latin America -- Congresses.; Politics, Practical -- Latin America -- Congresses.; Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980-
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The volume emerged out of two conferences on informal institutions. The first, entitled 'Informal Institutions and Politics in the Developing World,' was held at Harvard University in April 2002....The second conference, entitled 'Informal Institutions and Politics in Latin America:   Understanding the Rules of the Game,' was held at the Kellogg Institute for International  Studies, University of Notre Dame, in April 2003"--Pref.