This book offers an original perspective on the rule of law, development, and democracy in Latin America. With contributions from an international team of experts, the book outlines the main challenges in the pursuit of a developmental agenda in the region.

Preface 1. The Rule of Law, Development and Democracy in Latin America: Theory and Experience 2. Extending legal security in the Peruvian mining sector: the formalisation of informal miners 3. Bureaucratic Bypass as a Strategy in the Implementation of Public Policies. The Case of Industrial Promotion in Argentina (1982-1992) 4. Environmental governance and participation: mining and forest protection in Argentina 5. ‘Old wine in new Bottles’: Technopopulism and the Challenges of Infrastructure Provision in Latin America 6. Subnational Variations and the Rule of Law in Argentina: Political Dynasties, Elite Turnover, and Supreme Court Oversight 7. The Effects of Warring and Civil Oligarchs on Colombia’s Subnational Democracy 8. After the stealth intervention: civil-military relations and rule of law in post-Bolsonaro Brazil 9. National Referendums on Natural Resources: Are They Effective for Conflict Resolution? 10. Prosecutors as Rule of Law Gatekeepers in Contemporary Latin America: A Survey 11. Mexico's New Fiscalía General de la República: Still Misfiring 12. Confronting Extractivism: The Inter-American Human Rights System and Indigenous Rights in Latin America 13. Sustainable Development and Multilateral Development Banks: A Framework for Analyzing Sources of Norms and Decision-Making in Global Governance 14. Unbundling Rules of Law at the Peripheries of Latin American States 15. Latin American State Apparatuses and the Rule of Law