PIA RIGGIROZZI is a Research Officer in the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield, UK, where she also holds an ESRC post-doctoral fellowship. Her publications include 'The Return of the State in Argentina' in International Affairs (2007, with Jean Grugel).

Introduction Brokers and Conveyors of Governance Complexities of Governance: The Case of Argentina Contesting Governance: Power and Politics in Judicial Reform in Argentina Governance as Grounds for Political Engagement: Promoting Anti-Corruption in Argentina Governance after Neoliberalism in Argentina A Regional Platform for Alternative Governance: Which Role for the IFIs? Promoting Governance in Developing Countries: The Need for a New Compromise

Drawing on the Latin American political economy, this book brings to the fore empirical questions on different patterns of involvement of IFIs in pursuing politically-sensitive reforms, the capacity of local actors to influence outcomes, the context in which they interact, the type of policy ideas conveyed, and the policy process that are advanced.