Browsing Department of Government by Subject "Argentina"
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Buying support without brokers : conditional cash transfers in Turkey and Argentina
(2015-05)This master’s report examines how the implementation of conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs, which allocate benefits according to objective poverty criteria, affect entrenched patterns of clientelism, that is, the ... -
Democratic governance and the courts : the political sources of the judicialization of public policy in Argentina
(2011-08)The purpose of this dissertation is to examine under what political conditions public policy issues are likely to become judicialized in Argentina. This study shows that the most widespread theoretical explanation, the ... -
The surrender of secrecy : explaining the emergence of strong access to information laws in Latin America
(2010-05)Worldwide, the remarkable diffusion of transparency and access to information laws poses a monumental challenge to the state’s most enduringly undemocratic feature— excessive secrecy. Will recent laws lead to an effective ... -
Today’s allies, tomorrow’s enemies? The political dynamics of corruption scandals in Latin America
(2011-08)In the last two decades, corruption has become a key concern throughout the world. Most of what we know about corruption comes from instances in which misdeeds become public, usually generating a scandal. Why do some acts ...
