Under what conditions do presidents resort to decree power? Theory and evidence from the Brazilian case

Journal of Politics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 178-200

  Pereira, Carlos ^a,d   Power, Timothy J ^b   Rennó, Lucio ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27744433426     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2005.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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