Power in the Balance: Presidents, Parties, and Legislatures in Peru and Beyond

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P OW E R I N T H E B A L A N C E Presidents, Parties, and Legislatures in Peru and Beyond B A R R Y S . L E V I T T University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indiana Copyright © 2012 by University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 www.undpress.nd.edu All Rights Reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Levitt, Barry Steven. Power in the balance : presidents, parties, and legislatures in Peru and beyond / Barry S. Levitt. p. cm. — (From the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-268-03413-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-268-03413-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Peru—Politics and government—1980– 2. Executive power—Peru. 3. Legislative power—Peru. 4. Political parties—Peru. 5. Latin America— Politics and government—1980– 6. Executive power—Latin America. 7. Legislative power—Latin America. 8. Political parties—Latin America. I. Title. JL3440.L48 2012 320.985—dc23 2011041941 ∞The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. To my mother and to the memory of my father l”z ...