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Author Ames, Barry, author.

Title The deadlock of democracy in Brazil / Barry Ames
Published Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2001]

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Series Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics
Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics.
Contents Acknowledgments; Glossary of Major Political Parties; Introduction; Part 1. The Electoral System: Rules, Politicians, and Parties; 1. Elections and the Politics of Geography; 2. Campaign Strategy under Open-List Proportional Representation; 3. The Evolution of Electoral Support, 1978-94; 4. History Matters: The Interaction of Social Structure and Political Events; Part 2. The Legislative Arena; 5. Wheeling, Dealing, and Appealing: What Motivates Deputies?; 6. Presidential Coalition-Building Strategies; 7. Party Discipline in the Chamber of Deputies
8. Procedures, Parties, and Negotiations in a Fragmented LegislatureConclusion; Appendixes; A. The Maps and Moran's I; B. Data Sources and Problems; C. The Constituent Assembly Voting Database; D. Cooperation and Defection among Deputies, 1991-98; References; Index
Summary A sophisticated application of rational choice theory
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-319) and index
Notes English
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Subject Brazil. Congresso Nacional.
SUBJECT Brazil. Congresso Nacional fast
Brésil. Congresso nacional. ram
Subject Elections -- Brazil
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Legislative Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Elections
Politics and government
Wahl
Democratisering.
Binnenlandse politiek.
Verkiezingen.
CONGRESSO NACIONAL -- BRASIL.
ELEIÇÕES (PROCESSO POLÍTICO) -- BRASIL.
Élections -- Brésil -- 1970-2000.
SUBJECT Brazil -- Politics and government -- 1985-2002. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85016593
Subject Brazil
Brasilien
Brésil -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1985-2002.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020707039
ISBN 9780472021437
0472021435
9780472089048
0472089048
9786612422652
6612422653
1282422650
9781282422650