Ruling by statute : (Record no. 37431)
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| fixed length control field | 01476nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781107005655 (hardback) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 328.730 775 |
| Item number | SEI/R |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Saiegh, Sebastián M. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Ruling by statute : |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge [England] |
| -- | New York |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication | 2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 234 p. |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "What are the main factors that allow presidents and prime ministers to enact policy through acts of government that carry the force of law? Or, simply put, when does a government actually govern? The theory presented in this book provides a major advance in our understanding of statutory policy making. Using a combination of an original analytical framework and statistical techniques, as well as historical and contemporary case studies, the book demonstrates that contrary to conventional wisdom variations in legislative passage rates are the consequences of di erences in uncertainty, not partisan support. In particular, it shows that a chief executives legislative success depends on the predictability of legislators voting behavior and whether buying votes is a feasible option. From a normative standpoint, the book reveals that governability is best served when the opposition has realistic chances of occasionally defeating the executive in the legislative arena"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Legislative bodies |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Legislators |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Legislation |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | POLITICAL SCIENCE / General |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BK |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Stack | Kannur University Central Library | Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 14/01/2016 | 328.730 775 SEI/R | 37798 | BK |