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Ruling by statute : how uncertainty and vote buying shape lawmaking /
"What are the main factors that allow presidents and prime ministers to enact policy through acts of government that carry the force of law? Or, simply put, when does a government actually govern? The theory presented in this book provides a major advance in our understanding of statutory polic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "What are the main factors that allow presidents and prime ministers to enact policy through acts of government that carry the force of law? Or, simply put, when does a government actually govern? The theory presented in this book provides a major advance in our understanding of statutory policy making. Using a combination of an original analytical framework and statistical techniques, as well as historical and contemporary case studies, the book demonstrates that contrary to conventional wisdom variations in legislative passage rates are the consequences of di erences in uncertainty, not partisan support. In particular, it shows that a chief executives legislative success depends on the predictability of legislators voting behavior and whether buying votes is a feasible option. From a normative standpoint, the book reveals that governability is best served when the opposition has realistic chances of occasionally defeating the executive in the legislative arena"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 234 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139078665 1139078666 9781139080934 1139080938 9780511842276 0511842279 9781107618008 1107618002 1107221358 9781107221352 1283112760 9781283112765 1139076388 9781139076388 9786613112767 6613112763 1139083201 9781139083201 1139070657 9781139070652 |