Ruling by Statute

How Uncertainty and Vote Buying Shape Lawmaking

Sebastian M. Saiegh (University of California, San Diego)

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Cambridge University Press
25 April 2011

Politics & government; Comparative politics; Political economy; Parliamentary & legislative practice

What are the main factors that allow presidents and prime ministers to enact policy through acts of government that carry the force of law? Or, simply put, when does a government actually govern? The theory presented in this book provides a major advance in our understanding of statutory policy making. Using a combination of an original analytical framework and statistical techniques, as well as historical and contemporary case studies, the book demonstrates that, contrary to conventional wisdom, variations in legislative passage rates are the consequences of differences in uncertainty, not partisan support. In particular, it shows that a chief executive's legislative success depends on the predictability of legislators' voting behavior and whether buying votes is a feasible option. From a normative standpoint, the book reveals that governability is best served when the opposition has realistic chances of occasionally defeating the executive in the legislative arena.

By: Sebastian M. Saiegh (University of California San Diego)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781107005655
ISBN 10: 1107005655
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 25 April 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sebastián M. Saiegh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. He received his PhD in Politics from New York University and he also holds a Masters degree in Latin American Studies from Stanford University. He has previously taught at the University of Pittsburgh, the Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina) and the Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina). His research interests cut across the fields of comparative politics, positive political theory and political economy. His work has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Economics and Politics, the Journal of Politics and Legislative Studies Quarterly.

Reviews for Ruling by Statute: How Uncertainty and Vote Buying Shape Lawmaking

This outstanding book puts the study of executive-legislative interaction over lawmaking where it belongs: in a context of strategic interaction under uncertainty. This is a rich, wide-ranging and eye-opening analysis of a topic that is central to understanding how democracies work. William R. Keech, Duke University