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Ruling by Statute

How Uncertainty and Vote Buying Shape Lawmaking

By: Sebastian M. Saiegh

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Ruling by Statute

How Uncertainty and Vote Buying Shape Lawmaking

By: Sebastian M. Saiegh

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.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139499211

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Partisan Policy-Making in Western Europe

How Ideology Influences the Content of Government Policies

By: Sebastian Hartmann

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Partisan Policy-Making in Western Europe

How Ideology Influences the Content of Government Policies

By: Sebastian Hartmann

Sebastian Hartmann aims at answering the question whether socioeconomic policies implemented by governments are generally rather similar or whether their content actually varies with the ideological background of governments. In addition, he wants to find out whether government characteristics such as coalition or minority situations impact the degree of partisan policy-making. The author employs a new dataset of social and economic policies collected for several Western European countries. By conducting a wide range of empirical analyses and by using an innovative approach for analysing the policy output, he shows that ideology indeed matters. However, the degree of its influence is contingent upon structural characteristics of governments.

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Springer

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365808197X

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Ruling by Statute

How Uncertainty and Vote Buying Shape Lawmaking

By: Sebastian M. Saiegh

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Ruling by Statute

How Uncertainty and Vote Buying Shape Lawmaking

By: Sebastian M. Saiegh

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Publisher

Cambridge University Press

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1139499211

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9781139499217

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Ruling by Statute

Ruling by Statute

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Partisan Policy-Making in Western Europe

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