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Democracy, Electoral Systems, and Judicial Empowerment in Developing Countries (New Comparative Politics)
Yadav, Vineeta, Mukherjee, Bumba
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Hardcover. An independent judiciary is considered an indication of a developing nation s level of democracy" Series: New Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JPB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 671.
The power granted to the courts, both in a nation’s constitution and in practice, reveals much about the willingness of the legislative and executive branches to accept restraints on their own powers. For this reason, an independent judiciary is considered an indication of a nation’s level of democracy. Vineeta Yadav and Bumba Mukherjee use a data set covering 159 developing countries, along with comparative case studies of Brazil and Indonesia, to identify the political conditions under which de jure independence is established. They find that the willingness of political elites to grant the courts authority to review the actions of ... Read more
The power granted to the courts, both in a nation’s constitution and in practice, reveals much about the willingness of the legislative and executive branches to accept restraints on their own powers. For this reason, an independent judiciary is considered an indication of a nation’s level of democracy. Vineeta Yadav and Bumba Mukherjee use a data set covering 159 developing countries, along with comparative case studies of Brazil and Indonesia, to identify the political conditions under which de jure independence is established. They find that the willingness of political elites to grant the courts authority to review the actions of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
New Comparative Politics
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472119080
SKU
V9780472119080
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About Yadav, Vineeta, Mukherjee, Bumba
Vineeta Yadav is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Pennsylvania State University, USA> Bumba Mukherjee is Associate Professor of Political Science at Pennsylvania State University, USA.
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