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• catalog abstract "As a stunning tide of democratization sweeps across much of the world, countries must cope with increasing problems of economic development, political and social integration, and greater public demand of scarce resources. The ability to respond effectively to these issues depends largely on the institutional choices of each of these newly democratizing countries. With critics of national political institutions in the United States arguing that the American separation-of-powers system promotes ineffectiveness and policy deadlock, many question whether these countries should emulate American institutions or choose parliamentary institutions instead. The essays in this book fully examine whether parliamentary government is superior to the separation-of-powers system through a direct comparison of the two. In addressing specific policy areas - such as innovation and implementation of energy policies after the oil shocks of 1970, management of societal cleavages, setting of government priorities in budgeting, representation of diffuse interests in environmental policy, and management of defense forces - the authors define capabilities that all governments need in order to respond to policy problems. Do Institutions Matter? includes case studies that bear important evidence on when and how institutions infiuence government effectiveness. The authors discover a widespread variation among parliamentary systems both in institutional arrangements and in governmental capabilities, and find that many of the failings of policy performance commonly attributed to American political institutions are in fact widely shared among western industrial countries. Moreover, they show how American political institutions inhibit some government capabilities while enhancing others. Changing American institutions to improve some aspects of governmental performance could hurt other widely valued capabilities. The authors draw important guidelines for institutional reformers while emphasizing that institutions do have predictable risks and opportunities. They caution that a balance between such risks and opportunities must first be reached before policy reformers try to change political institutions.".
• catalog contributor b4185223.
• catalog contributor b4185224.
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "As a stunning tide of democratization sweeps across much of the world, countries must cope with increasing problems of economic development, political and social integration, and greater public demand of scarce resources. The ability to respond effectively to these issues depends largely on the institutional choices of each of these newly democratizing countries. With critics of national political institutions in the United States arguing that the American separation-of-powers system promotes ineffectiveness and policy deadlock, many question whether these countries should emulate American institutions or choose parliamentary institutions instead. The essays in this book fully examine whether parliamentary government is superior to the separation-of-powers system through a direct comparison of the two. ".
• catalog description "Assessing the effects of institutions / R. Kent Weaver and Bert A. Rockman -- Innovation, coordination, and implementation in energy policy / Harvey Feigenbaum, Richard Samuels, and R. Kent Weaver -- Imposing losses in pension policy / Paul D. Pierson and R. Kent Weaver -- Targeting resources for industrial change / Ellis S. Krauss and Jon Pierre -- Government versus budget deficits / Allen Schick -- Representing diffuse interests in environmental policymaking / David Vogel -- Political institutions and cleavage management / Richard Gunther and Anthony Mughan -- Separation of powers and cleavage management / Arend Lijphart, Ronald Rogowski, and R. Kent Weaver -- Maintaining international commitments in trade policy / Helen Milner -- Nuclear weapons and policy stability / Edward A. Kolodziej -- Military security policy / Davis B. Bobrow.".
• catalog description "Changing American institutions to improve some aspects of governmental performance could hurt other widely valued capabilities. The authors draw important guidelines for institutional reformers while emphasizing that institutions do have predictable risks and opportunities. They caution that a balance between such risks and opportunities must first be reached before policy reformers try to change political institutions.".
• catalog description "In addressing specific policy areas - such as innovation and implementation of energy policies after the oil shocks of 1970, management of societal cleavages, setting of government priorities in budgeting, representation of diffuse interests in environmental policy, and management of defense forces - the authors define capabilities that all governments need in order to respond to policy problems. Do Institutions Matter? includes case studies that bear important evidence on when and how institutions infiuence government effectiveness. The authors discover a widespread variation among parliamentary systems both in institutional arrangements and in governmental capabilities, and find that many of the failings of policy performance commonly attributed to American political institutions are in fact widely shared among western industrial countries. Moreover, they show how American political institutions inhibit some government capabilities while enhancing others. ".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "When and how do institutions matter? ; Institutional reform and constitutional design / R. Kent Weaver and Bert A. Rockman.".
• catalog extent "xiv, 498 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Do institutions matter?".
• catalog identifier "0815792557 :".
• catalog identifier "0815792565 (alk. paper) :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Do institutions matter?".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : The Brookings Institution,".
• catalog relation "Do institutions matter?".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "320.4/04/0973 20".
• catalog subject "Cabinet system.".
• catalog subject "JK305 .D6 1992".
• catalog subject "Policy sciences.".
• catalog subject "Public institutions.".
• catalog subject "Separation of powers United States.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Assessing the effects of institutions / R. Kent Weaver and Bert A. Rockman -- Innovation, coordination, and implementation in energy policy / Harvey Feigenbaum, Richard Samuels, and R. Kent Weaver -- Imposing losses in pension policy / Paul D. Pierson and R. Kent Weaver -- Targeting resources for industrial change / Ellis S. Krauss and Jon Pierre -- Government versus budget deficits / Allen Schick -- Representing diffuse interests in environmental policymaking / David Vogel -- Political institutions and cleavage management / Richard Gunther and Anthony Mughan -- Separation of powers and cleavage management / Arend Lijphart, Ronald Rogowski, and R. Kent Weaver -- Maintaining international commitments in trade policy / Helen Milner -- Nuclear weapons and policy stability / Edward A. Kolodziej -- Military security policy / Davis B. Bobrow.".
• catalog tableOfContents "When and how do institutions matter? ; Institutional reform and constitutional design / R. Kent Weaver and Bert A. Rockman.".
• catalog title "Do institutions matter? : government capabilities in the United States and abroad / R. Kent Weaver and Bert A. Rockman, editors.".
• catalog type "text".