Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin AmericaScott Mainwaring, Matthew Soberg Shugart Cambridge University Press, 1997 M05 13 - 493 páginas Addressing the current debate regarding the liabilities and merits of presidential government, this work asks: does presidentialism make it less likely that democratic governments will be able to manage political conflict, as many prominent scholars have argued? With the unprecedented wave of transitions to democracy since the 1970s, this question has been hotly contested in political and intellectual circles all over the globe. The contributors to this volume examine variations among different presidential systems and sceptically view claims that presidentialism has added significantly to the problems of democratic governance and stability. The contributors argue that presidential systems vary in important ways, mostly according to the constitutional powers accorded to the president to affect legislation and the degree to which presidents parties control legislative majorities. |
Contenido
Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America Rethinking the Terms of the Debate | 12 |
Multipartism Robust Federalism and Presidentialism in Brazil | 55 |
The Unrealized Potential of Presidential Dominance in Colombia | 110 |
Presidential Behavior in a System with Strong Parties Venezuela 19581995 | 160 |
Strong Candidates for a Limited Office Presidentialism and Political Parties in Costa Rica | 199 |
The Political Sources of Presidencialismo in Mexico | 225 |
Evaluating Argentinas Presidential Democracy 19831995 | 259 |
In Defense of Presidentialism The Case of Chile 19321970 | 300 |
ExecutiveLegislative Relations in PostPinochet Chile A Preliminary Assessment | 321 |
Hybrid Presidentialism and Democratization The Case of Bolivia | 363 |
Conclusion Presidentialism and the Party System | 394 |
Outlines of Constitutional Powers in Latin America | 440 |
References | 461 |
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Términos y frases comunes
1988 constitution absolute majority administration agenda Alfonsín appointments approval Argentina Assembly bill Bolivia Brazil Brazilian budget cabinet Carlos Andrés Pérez Chamber of Deputies chapter Chile Chilean closed lists coalition Collor Colombia Concertación Congress Constitutional Amendments constitutional powers constitutional reform copartisans COPEI Costa Rica countries decree powers delegated democracy democratic district dominant economic effective number electoral system Emergency Powers executive branch federal FREPASO governors implement important incentives initiatives institutional issue Latin American legislative powers legislature lists Mainwaring Menem Mexico ministers number of parties opposition override parliamentarism parliamentary systems Partido partisan powers party discipline party leaders party system party's patronage period plurality PMDB political parties popular pres president president's party presidential candidate presidential election presidential powers presidential systems problems proposals PSDB reelection regime Rican rule Sarney seats Senate siege Supreme Court Table UCeDé Venezuela veto voters
Referencias a este libro
Institutional Theory in Political Science: The 'new Institutionalism' B. Guy Peters Sin vista previa disponible - 2005 |