A new appraisal of the relationship between the Presidency and Congress in Argentina over the first two decades of its democratic regime. Mariana Llanos uses the processes of privatization and state reform in Argentina to re-assess the performance, functions and stature of these institutions as the country embarked on the programme of change. A valuable contribution to the debate on the development of political institutions in Latin America.

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MARIANA LLANOS is a Researcher at the Institut fur Iberoamerika-Kunde, Hamburg. She has written several articles on Argentine political institutions, President-Congress relations, and the politics of privatization in Argentina.

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List of Tables and Graphs List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Evaluating the Functioning of New Democracies The Argentine Presidential System Privatization in Alfonsin's Agenda Privatization in Menem's Agenda Privatization and Political Parties The Institutional Dynamics of Privatization President, Congress, and Privatizations after Re-election Conclusions Bibliography Index