{"product_id":"legislative-politics-in-latin-america-hardback-9780521792196","title":"Legislative Politics in Latin America (Hardback) 9780521792196","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLegislative Politics in Latin America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis study, first published in 2002, explores legislative politics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eScott Morgenstern (Edited by), Benito Nacif (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521792196, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 March 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e528 pages, 5 b\/w illus.  91 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm, 0.94 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Legislative Politics in Latin America is an important work of reference that will be of value to researchers and postgraduates …' Latin American Review of Books\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis study, first published in 2002, explores legislative politics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Instead of beginning with an assumption that these legislatures are either rubber-stamps or obstructionist bodies, the chapters provide interesting data and a fresh analytical approach to describe and explain the role of these representative bodies in these consolidating democracies. For each country the book provides three chapters dedicated, in turn, to executive-legislative relations, the legislatures' organizational structure, and the policy process. The analytical focus of each section, however remains the same: the role of institutional factors (including the allocation of policy-making authority between the executive and legislative branches of government, the number of relevant parties in the legislature, and the structure of electoral incentives) in shaping the patterns of legislative behavior.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTables and figures\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e preface and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Party names and other acronyms and abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Towards a model of Latin American legislatures Scott Morgenstern\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Executive-Legislative Relations: 2. Oscillating relations: president and congress in Argentina Anna María Mustapic\u003cbr\u003e 3. Presidential cabinets, electoral cycles and coalition discipline in Brazil Octavio Amorim Neto\u003cbr\u003e 4. Exaggerated presidentialism and moderate presidents: executive-legislative relations in Chile Peter M. Siavelis\u003cbr\u003e 5. Executive-legislative relations: the case of Mexico (1946–97) Ma. Amparo Casar\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Political Parties and Legislative Structure: 6. Explaining the high level of party discipline in the Argentine congress Mark P. Jones\u003cbr\u003e 7. Party discipline in the chamber of deputies Barry Ames\u003cbr\u003e 8. Parties, coalitions and the Chilean congress in the 1990s John M. Carey\u003cbr\u003e 9. Understanding party discipline in the Mexican chamber of deputies: the centralized party model Benito Nacif\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Legislatures and the Policy Process: 10. Fiscal policy making in the Argentine legislature Kent H. Eaton\u003cbr\u003e 11. Progressive ambition, federalism and pork-barreling in Brazil David Samuels\u003cbr\u003e 12. Appointment, re-election and autonomy in the senate of Chile John Londregan\u003cbr\u003e 13. The legal and partisan framework of the legislative delegation of the budget in Mexico Jeffrey A. Weldon\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Conclusions: 14. Explaining legislative politics in Latin America Scott Morgenstern\u003cbr\u003e 15. Epilogue: Latin America's reactive assemblies and proactive presidents Gary W. Cox and Scott Morgenstern\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Author index\u003cbr\u003e General index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265094078744,"sku":"9780521792196","price":74.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521792196i.jpg?v=1692019494","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/legislative-politics-in-latin-america-hardback-9780521792196","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}