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Veto players : How political institutions work

Tsebelis George

Veto players : How political institutions work - New York Russell Sage Publications 2002 - 317p xiii

Table of contents;
List of Figures ix;
List of Tables xi ;
Preface and Acknowledgments xiii ;
Introduction 1;
PART I: VETO PLAYERS THEORY 17 One:
Individual Veto Players 19 Two:
Collective Veto Players 38;
PART II: VETO PLAYERS AND INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS 65 Three:;
Regimes: Nondemocratic, Presidential, and Parliamentary 67 Four:
Governments and Parliaments 91 Five:
Referendums 116 Six:
Federalism, Bicameralism, and Qualified Majorities 136;
PART III: POLICY EFFECTS OF VETO PLAYERS;
161 Seven: Legislation;
165 Eight: Macroeconomic Policies 187;
PART IV: SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF VETO PLAYERS 207 Nine:
Government Stability 209 Ten:
Judiciary and Bureaucracies 222 Eleven:;
Veto Players Analysis of European Union Institutions; 248;
Conclusion; 283;
Bibliography 291;
Index 309


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1. Political Planning - Legislation2. Political Science - Decision Making3. Comparative Government

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