1st Edition
Presidents, Governors, and the Politics of Distribution in Federal Democracies Primus Contra Pares in Argentina and Brazil
By Lucas I. González
Copyright 2016
340 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
340 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
340 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Tensions between central authorities and subnational units over centralization and fiscal autonomy are on top of the political agenda in many developing federal countries.
This book examines historical changes in the balance between the resources that presidents and governors control and the policy responsibilities they have to deliver. It focuses on Argentina and Brazil, the most... Read more
Introduction 1. The Federal Distributive Game 2. Power, Crises, and Distribution in Latin America 3. Pares Contra Primus 4. Primus Inter Pares 5. Primus Contra Pares The Cardoso Presidency (1995-2002) 6. Conclusions
Biography
Lucas Gonzalez is Researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and the Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), and full-time Professor at the Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
