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Author: Julio Javier Aguayo Publisher: ISBN: Category : Peru Languages : en Pages : 312
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ABSTRACT: In 2000 a video showing a congressman being bribed to support the government provoked the implosion from within of the authoritarian Fujimori regime and created a huge power vacuum in Peru. In similar situations in other Latin American countries the military often steps into such vacuums to impose solutions. In Peru it did not happen. The legislature became the only institution capable of filling the vacuum despite the fact that this institution lacked credibility given the irregularities of the 2000 election
Author: Julio Javier Aguayo Publisher: ISBN: Category : Peru Languages : en Pages : 312
Book Description
ABSTRACT: In 2000 a video showing a congressman being bribed to support the government provoked the implosion from within of the authoritarian Fujimori regime and created a huge power vacuum in Peru. In similar situations in other Latin American countries the military often steps into such vacuums to impose solutions. In Peru it did not happen. The legislature became the only institution capable of filling the vacuum despite the fact that this institution lacked credibility given the irregularities of the 2000 election
Author: Sebastian M. Saiegh Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139499211 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 249
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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.
Author: Leslie E. Anderson Publisher: University of Michigan Press ISBN: 0472122320 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 305
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In this pioneering study of democratization in Argentina, Leslie Anderson challenges Robert Putnam’s thesis that democracy requires high levels of social capital. She demonstrates in Democratization by Institutions that formal institutions (e.g., the executive, the legislature, the courts) can serve not only as operational parts within democracy but as the driving force toward democracy. As Anderson astutely observes, the American founders debated the merits of the institutions they were creating. Examining how, and how well, Argentina’s American-style institutional structure functions, she considers the advantages and risks of the separation of powers, checks and balances, legislative policymaking, and strong presidential power. During the democratic transition, the Argentinian state has used institutions to address immediate policy challenges in ways responsive to citizens and thereby to provide a supportive environment in which social capital can develop. By highlighting the role that institutions can play in leading a nation out of authoritarianism, even when social capital is low, Anderson begins a new conversation about the possibilities of democratization. Democratization by Institutions has much to say not only to Latin Americanists and scholars of democratization but also to those interested in the U.S. constitutional structure and its application in other parts of the world.
Author: Jason Seawright Publisher: Stanford University Press ISBN: 0804783926 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 311
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Most party systems are relatively stable over time. Yet in the 1980s and 1990s, established party systems in Peru and Venezuela broke down, leading to the elections of outsider Alberto Fujimori and anti-party populist Hugo Chavez. Focusing on these two cases, this book explores the causes of systemic collapse. To date, scholars have pointed to economic crises, the rise of the informal economy, and the charisma and political brilliance of Fujimori and Chavez to explain the changes in Peru and Venezuela. This book uses economic data, surveys, and experiments to show that these explanations are incomplete. Political scientist Jason Seawright argues that party-system collapse is motivated fundamentally by voter anger at the traditional political parties, which is produced by corruption scandals and failures of representation. Integrating economic, organizational, and individual considerations, Seawright provides a new explanation and compelling new evidence to present a fuller picture of voters' decisions and actions in bringing about party-system collapse, and the rise of important outsider political leaders in South America.
Author: Julio Javier Aguayo
Author: Julio Javier Aguayo
Author: Sebastian M. Saiegh
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Author: California. Legislature. Senate
Author: Jason Seawright
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations
Author: California. Legislature. Senate