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Luis Schiumerini, Incumbency Bias: Why Political Office is a Blessing and a Curse in Latin America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. Tables, figures, index, 249pp.; hardcover $120, paperback $41.99.

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Luis Schiumerini, Incumbency Bias: Why Political Office is a Blessing and a Curse in Latin America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. Tables, figures, index, 249pp.; hardcover $120, paperback $41.99.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2025

Matthew M. Taylor*
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School of International Service, American University, Washington, US

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of University of Miami

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