Ruling by statute: how uncertainty and vote buying shape lawmaking

by Saiegh, Sebastián M.

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Title Statements

Full title :Ruling by statute : how uncertainty and vote buying shape lawmaking / Sebastián M. Saiegh.

Summary

"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 di erences in uncertainty, not partisan support. In particular, it shows that a chief executives 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"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge [England]
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 234 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781107005655, 1107005655
oclc:ocn697808343
LC Classification:JK1051
Dewey Decimal:328.73/0775

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.

Subjects

Abgeordneter Gesetzgebungsverfahren Korruption Legislation Legislation -- United States Legislative bodies -- Voting LEGISLATORS Legislators -- United States Meinungsbildung members of Congress Parlementaires -- États-Unis Parlements -- Vote Political Science -- General United States United States., Congress Unsicherheit USA, Congress Voting registers Wahldelikt