Ernesto Calvo: 2 books
Non-Policy Politics
Richer Voters, Poorer Voters, and the Diversification of Electoral Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2019
Calvo and Murillo consider the non-policy benefits that voters consider when deciding their vote. While parties advertise policies, they also deliver non-policy benefits in the form of competent economic management, constituency service, and patronage jobs. Different from much of the existing research,...
Legislator Success in Fragmented Congresses in Argentina
Plurality Cartels, Minority Presidents, and Lawmaking
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
Plurality-led congresses are among the most pervasive and least studied phenomena in presidential systems around the world. Often conflated with divided government, where an organized opposition controls a majority of seats in congress, plurality-led congresses are characterized by a party with fewer...