One involves the efciency of a nations executive and legislative branches in the making of programs and policies; the other relates to the gov- ernments ability to implement these programs and policies. Given that Brazilian politics became much more com- petitive after , it is worth repeating the comparison for the postwar period. The regime tried to increase the inuence of potential supporters and reduce the weight of likely opponents. This book says nothing about the bureaucracy or the judiciary. The formation of new states on the frontier created additional legislators likely to be conservative.
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