Political Competition, Partisanship, and Policy Making in Latin American Public Utilities

by Maria Victoria Murillo

Book Overview

Murillo's analysis of the Latin American electricity and telecommunications sectors shows that different degrees of electoral competition and the partisan composition of the government were crucial in resolving policymakers' tension between the interests of voters and the economic incentives generated by international financial markets and private corporations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521711223
• ISBN13: 9780521711227
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"