000			01476nam a22001817a 4500
020			_a9781107005655 (hardback)
082	0	0	_a328.730 775 _bSEI/R
100	1		_aSaiegh, Sebastián M.
245	1	0	_aRuling by statute :
260			_aCambridge [England] _aNew York _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_axiv, 234 p. _bill. ;
520			_a"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	_aLegislative bodies
650		0	_aLegislators
650		0	_aLegislation
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General
942			_cBK
999			_c37431 _d37431