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Parliaments and Legislative Activity: Motivations for Bill Introduction

Parliaments and Legislative Activity: Motivations for Bill Introduction

Brunner, Martin

Paperback

Series: Studien Zur Neuen Politischen Ökonomie

General Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 3531196111
ISBN13: 9783531196114
Publisher: Springer vs
Published: Oct 10 2012
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
Martin Brunner aims at solving the puzzle of why opposition parties or government backbenchers propose legislation even though the chance to influence policy outcomes in this manner is almost nil. He argues that instead of influencing policies directly most parliamentary bills serve different purposes: They are used in order to signal own policy positions and to show alternatives to government policies. Or they point at topics that rank high on the public agenda but low on the government agenda. They can also be a means for individual Members of Parliament to build up an independent personal profile. Using formal models and comparative empirical evidence from Belgium, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom the author shows that parliamentary initiatives of opposition and backbenchers are not simply much ado about nothing, but the result of vote-seeking motivations.

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