Legislative institutions and lawmaking in Latin America
By: edited by Eduardo Alemán and George Tsebelis.
Edition: 1a ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9780198777861
Notes: Contenido:
Introduction: Legislative institutions and agenda setting / Eduardo Alemán and George Tsebelis -- Presidential agenda authority in plurality-led congresses : agenda setting prerogatives without majority support / Ernesto Calvo and Iñaki Sagarzazu -- Agenda setting and gridlock in a multi-party coalitional presidential system : the case of Brazil / Taeko Hiroi and Lucio R. Rennó -- Presidential power, legislative rules, and lawmaking in Chile / Eduardo Alemán and Patricia Navia -- The unrealized potential of presidential coalitions in Colombia / Royce Carroll and Mónica Pachón -- Parliamentary agenda setting in Latin America : the case of Mexico / Ma, Amparo Casar -- Strong presidents, weak parties, and agenda setting : lawmaking in democratic Peru / Aldo F. Ponce -- Agenda setting and lawmaking in Uruguay / Daniel Chasquetti -- Conclusions / Eduardo Alemán and George Tsebelis.