Title Legislative institutions and lawmaking in Latin America / edited by Eduardo Alemán and George Tsebelis

Edition First edition Published Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 266 pages) : illustrations Series Oxford studies in democratization Oxford studies in democratization. Contents Legislative institutions and agenda setting / Eduardo Alemán and George Tsebelis -- Presidential agenda authority in plurality-led congresses : agenda setting prerogatives without majority support / Ernesto Calvo and Iñaki Sagarzazu -- Agenda setting and gridlock in a multi-party coalitional presidential system : the case of Brazil / Taeko Hiroi and Lucio R. Rennó -- Presidential power, legislative rules, and lawmaking in Chile / Eduardo Alemán and Patricia Navia -- The unrealized potential of presidential coalitions in Colombia / Royce Carroll and Mónica Pachón -- Parliamentary agenda setting in Latin America : the case of Mexico / Ma, Amparo Casar -- Strong presidents, weak parties, and agenda setting : lawmaking in democratic Peru / Aldo F. Ponce -- Agenda setting and lawmaking in Uruguay / Daniel Chasquetti Summary This volume investigates the ways in which the interaction between legislative institutions and the policy positions of key actors affects the initiation and passage of legislation. The volume covers seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-252) and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Legislative bodies -- Latin America Parliamentary practice -- Latin America Bill drafting -- Latin America POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Legislative Branch. Legislative bodies Parliamentary practice Bill drafting Politics and government SUBJECT Latin America -- Politics and government -- 21st century -- Congresses Subject Latin America Genre/Form Electronic books proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Alemán, Eduardo, 1969- editor. Tsebelis, George, editor. ISBN 9780191823336 0191823333 9780191083594 0191083593

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