Size, Power, and Electoral Systems: Exogenous Determinants of Legislative Procedural Choice

• Autores: Andrew J. Taylor
• Localización: Legislative studies quarterly, ISSN 0362-9805, Vol. 31, N. 3, 2006, págs. 323-345
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • I tested hypotheses about the relationship between exogenous institutions and legislative procedural choice using a unique cross-sectional approach and a dataset gleaned from 55 legislative bodies from around the world. I focused on three entrenched characteristics of legislative bodies that we have theoretical reason to think will shape procedures: size, the relative power of the chamber, and the method by which its members are selected. Relatively small and powerful bodies generally have decentralized procedures. To a lesser extent, we can say the same of chambers that have electoral systems that incentivize the personal vote.