Political Survival: Politicians and Public Policy in Latin America

by Barry Ames

Overview

In Political Survival, Barry Ames shows how public policy, especially the public budget, is used by political leaders seeking to construct coalitions insuring their survival in office. Political theorists, comparative politics specialists, public policy experts, and scholars of Latin America will want to read this book.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1987.
In Political Survival, Barry Ames shows how public policy, especially the public budget, is used by political leaders seeking to construct coalitions insuring their survival in office. Political theorists, comparative politics specialists, public policy e

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520314870
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	05/13/2022
Series:	California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy , #12
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	302
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Barry Ames is Associate Professor of Political Science at Washington University.