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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455842403321

Autore

Ames Barry

Titolo

The deadlock of democracy in Brazil [[electronic resource] /] / Barry Ames

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2001

ISBN

9786612422652

0-472-02143-5

1-282-42265-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Collana

Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics

Disciplina

328.81

Soggetti

Elections - Brazil

Electronic books.

Brazil Politics and government 1985-2002

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-319) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

A sophisticated application of rational choice theory