Ruling by statute : how uncertainty and vote buying shape lawmaking /
"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 polic...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 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.