UID:
almahu_9947414912002882
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511609305 (ebook)
Content:
When presidents or prime ministers make law by decree, are we witnessing the usurpation of legislative authority? The increased frequency of policy-making by decree, in older democracies as well as in the newer regimes of Latin America and the post-communist world, has generated concern that legislatures are being marginalized and thus that democratic institutions are not functioning. Professors Carey and Shugart suggest which elements of constitutional design should (and should not) foster reliance on decree authority. Individual chapters then bring the experiences of Argentina, Brazil, France, Italy, Peru, Russia, the United States, and Venezuela to bear on the theory. The book combines broadly comparative analysis with intensive case studies to provide a more thorough understanding of the scope of executive authority across countries.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Calling out the tanks or filling out the forms? / John M. Carey and Matthew Soberg Shugart -- When the president governs alone : the Descretazo in Argentina, 1989-93 / Delia Ferreira Rubio and Matteo Goretti -- Presidential decree authority in Russia, 1991-95 / Scott Parrish -- Presidential usurpation or congressional preference? The evolution of executive decree authority in Peru / Gregory Schmidt -- Presidential decree authority in Venezuela / Brian F. Crisp -- Dancing without a lead : legislative decrees in Italy / Vincent Della Sala and Amie Kreppel -- The pen is mightier than the Congress : presidential decree power in Brazil / Timothy J. Power -- Executive decree authority in France / John D. Huber -- In search of the administrative president : presidential "decree" powers and policy implementation in the United States / Brian R. Sala -- Institutional design and executive decree / John M. Carey and Matthew Soberg Shugart.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521592550
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511609305
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