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

Scott Morgenstern

 
9780521820561: Patterns of Legislative Politics: Roll-Call Voting in Latin America and the United States

Synopsis

This book uses roll call data to explore legislative politics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.

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Review

"Morgenstern argues persuasively...writes clearly and details both the case for his conclusions and the limits to his claims. A pathbreaking study. Highly recommended." C.H. Blake, James Madison University, CHOICE

Book Description

Using the United States as a basis of comparison, this book makes extensive use of roll call data to explore legislative politics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay while focusing on the patterns of the role of candidate nominations, other aspects of the electoral system and the legislators' ideological alignments.

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