Judging policy : courts and policy reform in democratic Brazil / Matthew M. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Matthew M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Appellate courts--Brazil--History.

Appellate courts.

Justice, Administration of--Brazil--History.

Justice, Administration of.

Political questions and judicial power--Brazil.

Political questions and judicial power.

Brazil--Politics and government--1985-2002.

Brazil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Judging Policy analyzes the causes and consequences of the increasingly prominent role courts are being asked to play in the public policy process in Latin America's largest nation, Brazil.

Contents:

Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Courts and Public Policy Reform in Brazil; 2. The Puzzling Policy Influence of Brazil's Federal Courts; 3. Policy Type and Judicial Contestation; 4. The Supreme Federal Tribunal and Veto Players in Brazilian Politics; 5. Judicial Contestation of Policy: Political Parties; 6. Judicial Contestation of Policy: The OAB; 7. Courts in the Policy Process: Pension Reform in Cross-National Perspective; 8. Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-219) and index.

ISBN:

9780804786799

0804786798

OCLC:

817886397