Research

Corporation-based Parties: The Present and Future of Business Politics in Latin America

William T. Barndt                                                                                                            1

Brokers Beyond Clientelism: A New Perspective Through the Argentine Case

Rodrigo Arazaga, S.J.                                                                                                  23

Indigenous Autonomy and the Contradictions of Plurinationalism in Bolivia

Jason Tockman and John Cameron                                                                               46

Outsiders and Executive Legislative Conflict in Latin America

Miguel Carreras                                                                                                          70

Loyalty and Disloyalty in the Mexican Party System

Yann P. Kerevel                                                                                                           93

The Explosive Combination of Inefficient Local Bureaucracies and Mining Production:

Evidence from Lovalized Societal Protests in Peru

Aldo F. Ponce and Cynthia McClintock                                                                          118

The Role of Professionals in Policy Reform: Cases from the City Level, Sao Paulo

Monika Dowbor and Peter P. Houtzager                                                                         141

Critical Debates

Resilient or Declining? Latin American Regional Economic Blocs in the Postneoliberal Era

Mario E. Carranza                                                                                                        163