Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Studying the Chain of Representation
- 2 Our Solutions to the Challenges of Studying the Chain of Representation
- Part I Stages
- Part II Linkages
- 7 Linkage 1: Electoral Systems
- 8 Linkage 2: Policy-Making Processes (PMP)
- Part III Testing the Chain of Representation
- Appendix Question Wording
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Subject Index
7 - Linkage 1: Electoral Systems
from Part II - Linkages
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2020
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Studying the Chain of Representation
- 2 Our Solutions to the Challenges of Studying the Chain of Representation
- Part I Stages
- Part II Linkages
- 7 Linkage 1: Electoral Systems
- 8 Linkage 2: Policy-Making Processes (PMP)
- Part III Testing the Chain of Representation
- Appendix Question Wording
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Summary
Voters have two and sometimes three elected agents in separation of powers systems: the lower or only house, sometimes an upper house, and a president. The rules governing the election of each agent vary not only across countries, but also within them. In this chapter we look at the rules for each agent individually, describing the relative strength of the rules used to select them, and then conclude by thinking about electoral systems based on all of the choices voters make in a given country at a given time. In the next chapter we take up how the rules governing the policy-making process bring those agents, with their varying sets of preferences, together to determine policy outcomes.
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- The Chain of RepresentationPreferences, Institutions, and Policy across Presidential Systems, pp. 119 - 146Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020