Selecting women, electing women : political representation and candidate selection in Latin America /
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| Author / Creator: | Hinojosa, Magda, 1975- |
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2012. |
| Description: | viii, 230 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8921729 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Electing Women: Female Political Representation in Latin America
- 2. Why Selection Matters: Explaining Women's Representation in Politics
- 3. How Selection Matters: A Theoretical Framework
- 4. The Paradox of Primaries: Inclusive-Decentralized Selection
- 5. Inclusive-Centralized and Exclusive-Decentralized Selection
- 6. "Less Democratic, but More Effective": Exclusive-Centralized Selection
- 7. Selecting Candidates Closer to Home: Widows, Wives, and Daughters
- 8. Altering Candidate Selection: The Adoption and Implementation of Gender Quotas
- 9. Candidate Selection and Women's Representation in Latin American Politics
- Appendix A. Latin American Women's Representation by Party
- Appendix B. Interviews
- Notes
- References
- Index