Veto Points in Institutional Systems: Effect on Quality of Democracy.

Authors :: Lucas, Laura C.
Source :: Conference Papers -- Midwestern Political Science Association. 2005 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, p1-23. 23p. 7 Charts.
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: This study demonstrates that a positive relationship exists between the number of veto points in an institutional system and existing measures of democracy: higher numbers of veto points are associated with a higher quality of democracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]