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Making Brazil work : checking the president in a multiparty system / Marcus André Melo and Carlos Pereira.

Common wisdom has it that when presidential political systems coincide with multiparty systems the result is gridlock; parties squabble and presidents are not able to stitch together the majorities they need to move forward with the business of governing. Yet, recent experiences in Latin America sug...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Authors: Melo, Marcus André Barreto Campelo de (Author), Pereira, Carlos (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Studies of the Americas.
Subjects:
Political parties > Brazil.
Separation of powers > Brazil.
Presidents > Brazil.
Political parties.
Presidents.
Separation of powers.
Brazil.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Unexpected Success of Multiparty Presidential Regimes
  • 2. Strong President, Robust Democracy
  • 3. The Politics of Coalition Management
  • 4. Checks and Balances, Political Competition, and Public Goods in the Brazilian States
  • 5. Coalition Governments and Independent Regulatory Agencies in the Brazilian States
  • 6. Keeping a Watchful Eye: Brazil's Budgetary and Audit Institutions
  • 7. Conclusions
  • The Half-full and Half-empty Glass of Brazilian Democracy.

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