Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; 1 Introduction; Part II: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; 2 On Statutory Policy Making; 3 A Model of Statutory Policy Making under Uncertainty; Part III: EMPIRICAL IMPLICATIONS; 4 Measuring Chief Executives' Statutory Performance; 5 Patterns of Statutory Policy Making Around the World; 6 Political Prowess or "Lady Luck"?; 7 Buying Legislators; 8 Electoral Rules and Lawmaking; Part IV: NORMATIVE IMPLICATIONS; 9 The Political Gap; Part V: CONCLUSIONS; 10 Conclusions. and Part VI: APPENDICESAppendix A: Proofs (Chapter 3); Appendix B: Data and Sources; Appendix C: Statistical Analysis (Chapter 8); Appendix D: Statistical Analysis (Chapter 9); Bibliography; Index.
Summary
This book investigates how the predictability of legislators' behavior and vote buying affect chief executives' ability to rule by statute.