Patterns of Legislative Politics: Roll-Call Voting in Latin America and the United States - Couverture rigide

Morgenstern, Scott

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521820561 ISBN 13 : 9780521820561

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This book uses roll call data to explore legislative politics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Using the United States as a basis of comparison, this book makes extensive use of roll call data to explore patterns of legislative politics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. It distinguishes among parties, factions, coalitions and delegations based on the extent to which they are unified in their voting and/or willing to form policy coalitions with other legislative 'agents'. It discusses the voting unity and ballot systems that allow voters to identify an agent, and describes the degree to which those agents have been flexible with regards to the formation of policy coalitions. It also shows that the US parties have exhibited higher levels of unity but less flexibility in recent years, and thus contrast the prevailing pattern in Latin America. The book focuses its explanation for the patterns on the role of candidate nominations, other aspects of the electoral system and the legislators' ideological alignments.

Revue de presse

"Morgenstern argues persuasively...writes clearly and details both the case for his conclusions and the limits to his claims. A pathbreaking study. Highly recommended." C.H. Blake, James Madison University, CHOICE

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521820561
• ISBN 13: 9780521820561
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italie