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