The Deadlock of Democracy in Brazil

摘要: Many countries have experimented with different electoral rules in order either to increase involvement the political system or make it easier form stable governments. Barry Ames explores this important topic one of world's most populous and democracies, Brazil. This book locates sources Brazil's "crisis governance" nation's unique system, a that produces multiplicity weak parties individualistic, pork-oriented politicians little accountability citizens. It explains government's difficulties adopting innovative policies by examining rules, cabinet formation, executive-legislative conflict, party discipline legislative negotiation.The combines extensive use new data, ranging from historical demographic analysis focused comparisons individual states data for exploration politics. The discussion Chamber Deputies is first multivariate model cooperation defection Latin America includes measures such phenomena as constituency effects, pork-barrel receipts, ideology, insecurity, intention seek reelection. With set sophisticated application rational choice theory, demonstrates effect election legislature.The readership anyone wanting understand crisis democratic politics will be especially useful scholars students areas comparative politics, American analysis, studies.Barry Andrew Mellon Professor Comparative Politics Chair, Department Political Science, University Pittsburgh.