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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Saiegh, Sebastián M., 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
United States. > Congress > Voting.
United States. > Congress.
Legislative bodies > Voting.
Legislators > United States.
Legislation > United States.
Parlements > Vote.
Parlementaires > États-Unis.
members of Congress.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Legislation.
Legislators.
Voting registers.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction
  • Part II. Theoretical Foundations: 2. On statutory policy making; 3. A model of statutory policy making under uncertainty
  • Part III. Empirical Implications: 4. Measuring chief executives' statutory performance; 5. Patterns of statutory policy making around the world; 6. Political prowess or 'lady luck'?; 7. Buying legislators; 8. Electoral rules and lawmaking
  • Part IV. Normative Implications: 9. The political gap
  • Part V. Conclusions: 10. Conclusions
  • Part VI. Appendices.

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