List of Illustrations and Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Constructing the Rule of Law
2. Argentina's Shifting Executive-Judicial Balance of Power
3. Monolithic Party Control and Critical Junctures: The Erosion of the Rule of Law under Perón and Menem
4. A Tale of Two Provinces: Judicial Autonomy in San Luis and Mendoza
5. Monolithic Party Control and Executive Dominance in San Luis
6. Party Competition and the Rule of Law in Mendoza
7. The Politics of Reform Coalitions

Conclusion: Competitive Politics and the Rule of Law in Presidential Systems

Appendix: A Spatial Model of Supreme Court Independence

Notes

Bibliography

List of Interviews

Index