This Element introduces the concept of institutional weakness, arguing that weakness or strength is a function of the extent to which an institution actually ma

This Element introduces the concept of institutional weakness, arguing that weakness or strength is a function of the extent to which an institution actually ma

Analysts and policymakers often decry the failure of institutions to accomplish their stated purpose. Bringing together leading scholars of Latin American polit

During the 1990s Argentina was the only country in Latin America to combine radical economic reform and full democracy. In 2001, however, the country fell into

The effort to improve state institutions in post-conflict societies is a complicated business. Even when foreign intervention is carried out with the best of in