Normative and Empirical Perspectives on Constitutionalism and Presidentialism. (19th October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hartlyn, Jonathan
• Is Part Of: Latin American politics and society. Volume 57:Number 4(2015:Winter)
• Page Start: 143
• Page End: 151
• Publication Date: 2015-10-19
• Subjects: Latin America -- Periodicals; Amérique latine -- Périodiques; Sociale ontwikkeling; Politieke ontwikkeling; 980
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-2456.2015.00289.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1531-426X

Abstract

Abstract : Maxwell A. Cameron, Strong Constitutions: Social‐Cognitive Origins of the Separation of Powers . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Figures, notes, bibliography, index, 268 pp.; hardcover $65, paperback $31.95, ebook. Roberto Gargarella, Latin American Constitutionalism, 1810–2010: The Engine Room of the Constitution . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Notes, bibliography, index, 298 pp.; hardcover $74, ebook. Michael L. Mezey, Presidentialism: Power in Comparative Perspective . Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2013. Bibligraphy, index, 260 pp.; hardcover $58, ebook $58. Gabriel L. Negretto, Making Constitutions: Presidents, Parties, and Institutional Choice in Latin America . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. Figures, tables, appendix, notes, bibliography, index, 296 pp.; hardcover $95, paperback $32.99, ebook $26.