Thinking about politics and policy-making in contemporary Latin America / Susan Franceschet and Jordi Dâiez -- Presidentialism and policy-making in Latin America : the case of Mexico / Jordi Dâiez -- The new institutionalism and industry policy-making in Chile / Judith Teichman -- Turbulent times : structural reforms, crisis, and labour policy in Argentina, 1990s-2000s / Viviana Patroni and Ruth Felder -- pt. II: Advocacy and policy change. Public policy by other means : playing the judicial arena / Catalina Smulovitz -- Federalism, advocacy networks, and sexual diversity politics in Brazil / Juan Marsiaj -- Agenda through dispute : the Zoilamâerica Narvâaez-Daniel Ortega controversy / Delphine Lacombe; translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott -- Transnational policy networks and public security policy in Argentina and Chile / Mary Rose Kubal -- pt. III: Old and new directions in social policy. The limits of anti-poverty policy : citizenship, accountability, and semi-clientelism in Mexico's Oportunidades program / Lucy Luccisano and Laura MacDonald -- Gendering welfare state regimes in Latin America : Argentina in comparative perspective / Dâebora Lopreite -- Social policy reform and continuity under the Bachelet administration / Rossana Castiglioni -- Public policy in Latin America : towards a new research agenda / Jordi Dâiez and Susan Franceschet.

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