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The deadlock of democracy in Brazil /
A sophisticated application of rational choice theory.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Ann Arbor :
The University of Michigan Press,
[2001]
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| Series: | Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Glossary of Major Political Parties; Introduction; Part 1. The Electoral System: Rules, Politicians, and Parties; 1. Elections and the Politics of Geography; 2. Campaign Strategy under Open-List Proportional Representation; 3. The Evolution of Electoral Support, 1978-94; 4. History Matters: The Interaction of Social Structure and Political Events; Part 2. The Legislative Arena; 5. Wheeling, Dealing, and Appealing: What Motivates Deputies?; 6. Presidential Coalition-Building Strategies; 7. Party Discipline in the Chamber of Deputies
- 8. Procedures, Parties, and Negotiations in a Fragmented LegislatureConclusion; Appendixes; A. The Maps and Moran's I; B. Data Sources and Problems; C. The Constituent Assembly Voting Database; D. Cooperation and Defection among Deputies, 1991-98; References; Index