Selecting women, electing women political representation and candidate selection in Latin America / Magda Hinojosa.

Author/creator Hinojosa, Magda, 1975-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Temple University Press,
Descriptionviii, 230 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Electing women: female political representation in Latin America -- Why selection matters: explaining women's representation in politics -- How selection matters: a theoretical framework -- The paradox of primaries: inclusive-decentralized selection -- Inclusive-centralized and exclusive-decentralized selection -- "Less democratic, but more effective": exclusive-centralized selection -- Selecting candidates closer to home: widows, wives, and daughters -- Altering candidate selection: the adoption and implementation of gender quotas -- Candidate selection and women's representation in Latin American politics -- Appendix one: Latin American women's representation by party -- Appendix two: interviews.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [199]-218) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012008893
ISBN9781439908471 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781439908488 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781439908495 (e-book)

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