Patterns of Legislative Politics: Roll-Call Voting in Latin America and the United States

Morgenstern, Scott

ISBN 10: 0521820561 / ISBN 13: 9780521820561

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Patterns of Legislative Politics: Roll-Call Voting in Latin America and the United States
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521820561
• ISBN 13: 9780521820561
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Using the U.S. as a basis of comparison, this book makes extensive use of roll call data to explore patterns of legislative politics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. It extends research concerning party and legislative politics through a detailed analysis of voting patterns of parties, factions, and alliances in Latin America's Southern Cone and contrasts this data with the United States. Scott Morgenstern reveals that the U.S. parties have exhibited higher levels of unity but less flexibility in recent years.

Book Description

Using the United States as a basis of comparison, the book makes extensive use of roll call data to explore patterns of legislative politics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. It extends research concerning party and legislative politics through a detailed analysis of voting patterns of parties, factions, and alliances in Latin America's Southern Cone and by making explicit comparisons with the United States.