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Ames Barry |
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The deadlock of democracy in Brazil / / Barry Ames |
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Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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9786612422652 |
0-472-02143-5 |
1-282-42265-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Collana |
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Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Elections - Brazil |
Brazil Politics and government 1985-2002 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-319) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A sophisticated application of rational choice theory |
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