Sebastián M. Saiegh

Ruling by Statute

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book investigates how the predictability of legislators' behavior and vote buying affect chief executives' ability to rule by statute.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9781107005655
• ISBN-10: 1107005655
• Artikelnr.: 33152035

Autorenporträt

Sebastián M. Saiegh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. He received his PhD in Politics from New York University and he also holds a Masters degree in Latin American Studies from Stanford University. He has previously taught at the University of Pittsburgh, the Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina) and the Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina). His research interests cut across the fields of comparative politics, positive political theory and political economy. His work has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Economics and Politics, the Journal of Politics and Legislative Studies Quarterly.

Inhaltsangabe

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.