ISBN:
978-0-511-84227-6
Content:
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 differences in uncertainty, not partisan support. In particular, it shows that a chief executive's 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
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover ISBN 978-1-107-00565-5
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-107-61800-8
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Congress
;
Gesetzgebungsverfahren
;
Abgeordneter
;
Meinungsbildung
;
Unsicherheit
;
Korruption
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511842276
URL:
Volltext
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