Pathways to power: political recruitment and candidate selection in Latin America

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Contents Part I Theoretical Framework 1. Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection in Latin America: A Framework for Analysis Peter M. Siavelis and Scott Morgenstern Part II Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection for the Legislative Branch 2. Legislative Candidates in Argentina Mark P.Jones 3. Political Ambition, Candidate Recruitment, and Legislative Politics in Brazil David Samuels 4. Legislative Candidate Selection in Chile Patricio Navia 5. Mejor Solo Que Mal Acompanado: Political Entrepreneurs and List Proliferation in Colombia Erika Moreno and Maria Escobar-Lemmon 6. Legislative Recruitment in Mexico Joy Langston 7. Why Factions? Candidate Selection and Legislative Politics in Uruguay Juan Andres Moraes Part III Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection for the Executive Branch 8. Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection in Argentina: Presidents and Governors, 1983 to 2006 Miguel De Luca 9. Political Recruitment in an Executive-Centric System: Presidents, Ministers, and Governors in Brazil Timothy J. Power and Marilia G. Mochel 10. Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection in Chile, 1990-2006: The Executive Branch David Altman 11. Precandidates, Candidates, and Presidents: Paths to the Colombian Presidency Steven L. Taylor, Felipe Botero, and Brian F. Crisp 12. Political Recruitment, Governance, and Leadership: How Democracy Has Made a Difference in Mexico Roderic Ai Camp 13. Presidential Candidate Selection in Uruguay, 1942 to 2004 Daniel Buquet and Daniel Chasquetti Part III Gender and Political Recruitment 14. How Do Candidate Recruitment and Selection Processes Affect Representation of Women? Maria Escobar-Lemmon and Michelle Taylor Robinson Part IV Summary and Conclusions 15. Pathways to Power and Democracy in Latin America Scott Morgenstern and Peter M. Siavelis References Index About the Contributors