Legislative voting and accountability /

Legislatures are the core representative institutions in modern democracies. Citizens want legislatures to be decisive, and they want accountability, but they are frequently disillusioned with the representation legislators deliver. Political parties can provide decisiveness in legislatures, and the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carey, John M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Colección:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Temas:
Legislative bodies > Voting.
Representative government and representation.
Parlements > Vote.
Gouvernement représentatif.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Legislative bodies > Voting
Representative government and representation
Gesetzgebende Gewalt
Repräsentation > Politik
Verantwortlichkeit
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • To whom are legislators accountable?
  • Collective accountability and its discontents
  • The supply of visible votes
  • Demand for visible votes
  • Counting votes
  • Explaining voting unity
  • The individual-collective balance.

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