How does parliamentary organization affect the legislative success rate of the Executive in presidential and parliamentary systems at the subnational level? Why are some governors much more successful than others even ...

This paper seeks to contribute for the construction of indicators to evaluate legislature's performances. It begins by an analysis of the multiple perspectives for the comparative examination of legislatures, and then ...

This article studies how differences in subnational financial strength influence legislative resolutions regarding fiscal matters in federal countries. Legislative coalitions give birth to institutions that shape subnational ...

A corporate firm may influence policies in its favor by transferring money to political candidates. However, empirical studies which document evidence about the return on campaign donations are rare (Großer, Reuben and ...