Parliaments and Government Formation: Unpacking Investiture Rules by Bj?rn Erik

by Shane Martin

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Parliaments and Government Formation by Bj rn Erik Rasch, Shane Martin, Jos Antonio Cheibub Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This volume explores the role of national legislatures in shaping government formation in parliamentary regimes. Publisher Description Parliaments and Government Formation explores the role of national legislatures in shaping government formation in parliamentary regimes. Under parliamentarism, the government comes from, and remains responsible to, the national parliament. Yet, although legislatures and the politics of government formation are two of the most studied phenomenon in comparative politics, relatively little attention has focused on the degree to which parliamentary rules andprocedures impact government formation. For instance, exactly what does come from parliament mean in the context of government formation? To answer this question, the volume seeks to unpack the parliamentary investiture vote. Investiture consists of a vote in parliament to demonstrate that an already formed or about to be formed government has legislative support. The volume analyses investiture along six dimensions: (1) the number of chambers involved in government formation, (2) the exact topic of any investiture vote - for example whether the votes focuses on one or more of the prime ministership, the cabinet and/or the government s policy program, (3) the sequencingand timing of the vote in the overall game of gov

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 2016
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780198747017
• Condition: Fine

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