{"product_id":"comparing-and-classifying-legislatures-david-arter-9780415568647","title":"Comparing and Classifying Legislatures","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecent years have witnessed substantial work in the legislative studies field. But what do we know about legislatures today and are there clear criteria for comparing and classifying them? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a new review of the state of our knowledge of parliament and tackles key questions: Do legislatures matter in legislative terms, and, if so, how much? What is the extent of the legislature's control of the legislative process. How can we classify legislatures on the basis of their relative legislative performance. Five measures of the policy power of parliaments are applied in the country\/region chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was previously published as a special issue of the leading\u003cem\u003e Journal of Legislative Studies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Arter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415568641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415568647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d","brand":"David Arter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136100905215,"sku":"9780415568647","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c528bd9f-bc4c-4bee-b3ca-8b6216c1c6b2.jpg?v=1770160515","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comparing-and-classifying-legislatures-david-arter-9780415568647","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}