Brazil
The Costs of Multiparty Presidentialism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6286738 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eduardo Mello (0000-0002-8454-9150), Matias Spektor (0000-0003-3125-9181) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 113-127 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2018.0031 |
| OpenAlex | W2796849203 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 13 |
Political scientists have long debated the merits of multiparty presidentialism. The dominant view that has emerged over the past decade is that presidents can effectively build coalitions by sharing control over the executive's vast resources with coalition partners in the legislature. This paper provides a more pessimistic account, focused on the problems of accountability created by powerful presidents working to build coalitions in fragmented legislatures. It argues that multiparty presidential systems foster legislatures dependent on patronage and clientelism, which are in fact too weak to check the executive. As a result, these systems are fertile ground for rent-seeking and corruption
Accountability · Clientelism · Democracy · Economics · Language change · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |