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2. Vertical Accountability in the Semi-Presidential Regimes: A Micro-Level Prospective.

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Chang, Alex C. H.

Subjects
*SEMI-presidential system, *BAROMETERS, *DISTRIBUTION (Economic theory), *GOVERNMENT policy, *ECONOMIC voting, *PRESIDENTIAL system
Abstract

This manuscript sets out to examine whether the complicated structure of semipresidentialism hinders the identifiability of government accountability. By analyzing the Global Barometer Survey data, we find that citizens can observe the distribution of political powers between the president and the prime minister and hold the actual executive head liable for government policy by identifying whether the president is capable of controlling a majority in the legislative branch. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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3. Politics of Electoral Defection: Do Electoral Systems Matter?

Author

Chang, Alex C. H.

Subjects
*ELECTIONS, *LEGISLATIVE voting, *POLITICAL participation, *PARTISANSHIP, *POLITICAL parties, *POLITICAL science
Abstract

In this paper, I use game theory to simulate party-legislator relation. I find that benefit-cost ratio of legislative seats determines the frequency of politicaldefection. A cross-national analysis also proves this finding. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2006

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