The deadlock of democracy in Brazil / Barry Ames.
2001
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Author
Title
The deadlock of democracy in Brazil / Barry Ames.
Published
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2001]
Copyright
©2001
Call Number
JL2492 .A44 2001
ISBN
0472111604 (alk. paper)
Description
xiv, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)44841670
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-319) and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Glossary of Major Political Parties
Introduction
1
Pt. 1
The Electoral System: Rules, Politicians, and Parties
1Elections and the Politics of Geography
41
2Campaign Strategy under Open-List Proportional Representation
77
3The Evolution of Electoral Support, 1978-94
98
4History Matters: The Interaction of Social Structure and Political Events
108
Pt. 2
The Legislative Arena
5Wheeling, Dealing, and Appealing: What Motivates Deputies?
139
6Presidential Coalition-Building Strategies
158
7Party Discipline in the Chamber of Deputies
187
8Procedures, Parties, and Negotiations in a Fragmented Legislature
224
Conclusion
267
App. A
The Maps and Moran's I
293
App. B
Data Sources and Problems
294
App. C
The Constituent Assembly Voting Database
295
App. D
Cooperation and Defection among Deputies, 1991-98
300
References
307
Index
321