Federalism and democracy in Latin America / edited by Edward L. Gibson

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Federalism and democracy : theoretical connections and cautionary insights / Edward L. Gibson -- Toward a new comparative politics of federalism, multinationalism, and democracy : beyond Rikerian federalism / Alfred Stepan -- Strong federalism, constraints on the central government, and economic reform in Brazil / David J. Samuels and Scott Mainwaring -- Legislative malapportionment in Latin America : historical and comparative perspectives / Richard Snyder and David J. Samuels -- Reallocative federalism : legislative overrepresentation and public spending in the Western hemisphere / Edward L. Gibson, Ernesto Calvo, and Tulia Falleti -- Federalism and institutional change in Venezuela / Michael Penfold-Becerra -- Unity by the stick : regional conflict and the origins of Argentine federalism / Edward L. Gibson and Tulia Falleti -- Multiple arenas of struggle : federalism and Mexico's transition to democracy / Enrique Ochoa Reza -- Do federal institutions matter? rules and political practices in regional resource allocation in Mexico / Alberto Diaz-Cayeros -- Electorally generated veto players in unitary and federal systems / Alfred Stepan.