Social choice and comparing legislatures
Constitutional versus institutional constraints
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6291992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony J Mcgann (0000-0003-3297-1752, University of California, Irvine, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 443-461 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Legislative Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1357-2334 • E-ISSN: 1743-9337 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13572330600877510 |
| OpenAlex | W1993551433 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
There are two 'institutionalist' literatures that seek to explain legislative behaviour. Firstly, there is the macro 'Patterns of Democracy' literature that explains outcomes in terms of constitutional constraints. Secondly, there is a micro 'industrial organisation of legislatures' literature that explains outcomes in terms of internal legislative rules. I will argue that constitutional rules are powerful constraints on outcomes that can be bargained, while internal rules are endogenous. Neither of these literatures deals with the question of which legislatures are 'strong' in the law-making sense. This question, indeed, is misframed, as it makes little sense to treat a legislature as a unitary agent. In particular the common belief that the US Congress is a strong law-making legislature is mistaken
Democracy · Economics · Law and economics · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Unitary state · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal and Constitutional Studies
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |