{"product_id":"politics-beyond-the-capital-the-design-of-subnational-institutions-in-south-america-hardcover","title":"Politics Beyond the Capital: The Design of Subnational Institutions in South America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKent Eaton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA recent wave of decentralization in Latin America has increased the prominence of politicians at the subnational level. \u003ci\u003ePolitics Beyond the Capital\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to place this trend in comparative historical perspective, examining past episodes of decentralization alongside contemporary ones to determine whether consistent causal factors are at play. At the center of the book is the rigorous testing of two key hypotheses that attribute decentralization to liberalizing changes in political regime type and economic development strategy. The book focuses on the four Latin American countries where politicians have most extensively engaged in the redesign of subnational institutions: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. By reframing the \"politics of decentralization\" as the \"politics of designing subnational institutions,\" the book moves beyond the policy orientation of much of the current literature, and broadens the debate by analyzing not just decentralization but re-centralization as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book identifies an issue of fundamental importance in comparative politics, and one that is at the center of debate among scholars of Latin America. Politics Beyond the Capital is a welcome addition to the literature and an admirable piece of scholarship. --John Carey, Dartmouth College\u003cbr\u003e\"[Politics Beyond the Capital] promises to be essential reading not only for those interested in South American politics or decentralization, but also for those interested in democratization and neoliberal reform, more broadly.\" --Kathleen O'Neill, Cornell University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKent Eaton is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 267\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.28 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737428365375,"sku":"9780804749916","price":145.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6889307fad5cda9a521a0ec4e17107be.webp?v=1765149948","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/politics-beyond-the-capital-the-design-of-subnational-institutions-in-south-america-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}