Producing more effective governance is the greatest challenge that faces most Latin American democracies todaya challenge that involves not only strengthening democratic institutions but also increasing governmental effectiveness. Focusing on the post-1990 period, this volume addresses why some policies and some countries have been more successful than others in meeting this dual challenge. Two features of the volume stand out. First, whereas some analysts tend to generalize for Latin America as a whole, this group of authors underscores the striking differences of achievement among countries in the region and illustrates the importance of understanding these differences. The second feature is the range of expertise within the volume. In addition to the volume editors, the contributors are Alan Angell, Daniel Brinks, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Jose de Gregorio, Alejandro Foxley, Evelyne Huber, Jose Miguel Insulza, Juliana Martinez Franzoni, Patricio Navia, Francisco Rodriguez, Mitchell Seligson, John Stephens, Jorge Vargas Cullell, and Ignacio Walker.

Scott Mainwaring is the Eugene Conley Professor of Political Science and Director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Timothy Scully is Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame and a Fellow of the Kellogg Institute.

List of Tables and Figures	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Contributors	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Variance in Success: Economics, Social Policy, and The State
Measuring Success in Democratic Governance	p. 11
Economic Growth in Latin America: From the Disappointment of the Twentieth Century to the Challenges of the Twenty-First	p. 52
Does One Size Fit All in Policy Reform? Cross-National Evidence and Its Implications for Latin America	p. 88
More Market or More State for Latin America? A Reflection for the Post-Crisis	p. 129
Successful Social Policy Regimes? Political Economy, Politics, and Social Policy in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Costa Rica	p. 155
Institutional Design and Judicial Effectiveness: Lessons from the Prosecution of Rights Violations for Democratic Governance and the Rule of Law	p. 210
Political Institutions, Populism, and Democracy in Latin America	p. 245
Country Cases: Explaining Success
Democratic Governance in Chile	p. 269
Limits to Costa Rican Heterodoxy: "What Has Changed in "Paradise"?	p. 307
Structural Reform and Govetnability: The Brazilian Experience in the 1990s	p. 338
Conclusion
Democratic Governance in Latin America: Eleven Lessons from Recent Experience	p. 365
Postscript: Democratic Governance in Latin America	p. 398
Index	p. 405
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