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The deadlock of democracy in Brazil / Barry Ames.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ames, Barry.
- Series:
- Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics.
- Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elections--Brazil.
- Elections.
- Brazil--Politics and government--1985-2002.
- Brazil.
- Brazil. Congresso Nacional.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A sophisticated application of rational choice theory
- Contents:
- 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 Legislature; Conclusion; 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-319) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612422652
- 0-472-02143-5
- 1-282-42265-0
- OCLC:
- 824099844
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