Veto players in presidential regimes: Institutional variables and policy change;Jugadores con veto en regímenes presidenciales: Variables institucionales y cambio en las políticas públicas

Revista de Ciencia Politica

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 693-720

  Pérez Liñán, Aníbal ^a   Rodríguez Raga, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Legislative parties; Legislative power; Party fragmentation; Presidential regimes; Veto players

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950831117     PISSN: 07161417     EISSN: 0718090X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-090X2009000300002     Document Type: Article

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