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Exporting Congress?: The Influence of U.S. Congress on World Legislatures
Timothy J. Power
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Paperback. Examines the conditions for the diffusion, selective imitation, and contingent utility of congressional institutions and practices in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the European Parliament, and the democracies in Latin America and Eastern Europe. This volume finds that diffusion is sensitive to history, geography, and contextual factors. Editor(s): Power, Timothy J.; Rae, Nicol C. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
The United States Congress is often viewed as the world's most powerful national legislature. To what extent does it serve as a model for other legislative assemblies around the globe? In Exporting Congress? distinguished scholars of comparative legislatures analyze how Congress has influenced elected assemblies in both advanced and transitional democracies. They reveal the barriers to legislative diffusion, the conditions that favor Congress as a model, and the rival institutional influences on legislative development around the world.
Exporting Congress? examines the conditions for the diffusion, selective imitation, and contingent utility of congressional institutions and practices in Canada, the United ... Read more
The United States Congress is often viewed as the world's most powerful national legislature. To what extent does it serve as a model for other legislative assemblies around the globe? In Exporting Congress? distinguished scholars of comparative legislatures analyze how Congress has influenced elected assemblies in both advanced and transitional democracies. They reveal the barriers to legislative diffusion, the conditions that favor Congress as a model, and the rival institutional influences on legislative development around the world.
Exporting Congress? examines the conditions for the diffusion, selective imitation, and contingent utility of congressional institutions and practices in Canada, the United ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822959212
SKU
V9780822959212
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About Timothy J. Power
Peter R. Kingstone is professor of politics and development and cofounder of the Department of International Development at King's College London. He is the author of several books, including Crafting Coalitions for Reform: Business Preferen
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