Foreword : a new test for Brazilian democracy / Thomas E. Skidmore
Introduction : still standing or standing still? The Brazilian democratic regime since 1985 / Peter R. Kingstone and Timothy J. Power
Political institutions in democratic Brazil : politics as a permanent constitutional convention / Timothy J. Power
The Brazilian state in the new democracy / Kurt Weyland
Devolving democracy? Political decentralization and the new Brazilian federalism / Alfred P. Montero
Reinventing local government? Municipalities and intergovernmental relations in democratic Brazil / David Samuels
Assessing civil-military relations in postauthoritarian Brazil / Wendy Hunter
The making of a loyal opposition : the Workers' Party (PT) and the consolidation of democracy in Brazil / William R. Nylen
The Catholic Church, religious pluralism, and democracy in Brazil / Kenneth P. Serbin
Democratizing pressures from below? Social movements in the new Brazilian democracy / Kathryn Hochstetler
Muddling through gridlock : economic policy performance, business responses, and democratic sustainability / Peter R. Kingstone
Democracy looks south : Mercosul and the politics of Brazilian trade strategy / Jeffrey Cason
An ugly democracy? State violence and the rule of law in postauthoritarian Brazil / Anthony W. Pereira
A new Brazil? The changing sociodemographic context of Brazilian democracy / Timothy J. Power and J. Timmons Roberts.