Cabinet decision-making in Hungary
In: Central European political science review: quarterly of Central European Political Science Alliance ; CEPSR
ISSN: 1586-4197
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In: Central European political science review: quarterly of Central European Political Science Alliance ; CEPSR
ISSN: 1586-4197
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In: Central European political science review: quarterly of Central European Political Science Association ; CEPSR, Band 5, Heft 18
ISSN: 1586-4197
In: International studies review, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 57-86
ISSN: 1468-2486
In: American political science review, Band 95, Heft 2, S. 345-360
ISSN: 0003-0554
We investigate how cabinet decision-making rules interact with political uncertainty to affect the outcomes of bargaining processes in parliamentary systems. Our formal models compare two types of decisions rules: (1) those that give prime ministers unilateral authority to demand a vote of confidence & (2) those that require prime ministers to obtain collective cabinet approval for confidence motions. We examine these models under assumptions of complete information & of political uncertainty, ie, party leaders lack information about the precise policies that others in the governing coalition will support. Our analysis suggests that the nature of the cabinet decision rules should influence the distribution of bargaining power, the ability to exploit political uncertainty, the likelihood of inefficient government terminations, the circumstances surrounding such failures, &, indirectly, the political considerations that parties face when choosing prime ministers during government formation. Simple empirical tests support some of these insights. 1 Table, 23 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: American political science review, Band 95, Heft 2, S. 345-360
ISSN: 1537-5943
We investigate how cabinet decision-making rules interact with political uncertainty to affect the outcomes of bargaining processes in parliamentary systems. Our formal models compare two types of decisions rules: (1) those that give prime ministers unilateral authority to demand a vote of confidence and (2) those that require prime ministers to obtain collective cabinet approval for confidence motions. We examine these models under assumptions of complete information and of political uncertainty, that is, party leaders lack information about the precise policies that others in the governing coalition will support. Our analysis suggests that the nature of the cabinet decision rules should influence the distribution of bargaining power, the ability to exploit political uncertainty, the likelihood of inefficient government terminations, the circumstances surrounding such failures, and, indirectly, the political considerations that parties face when choosing prime ministers during government formation. Simple empirical tests support some of these insights.
In: International studies review, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 57-86
ISSN: 1521-9488
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In: Cabinets in Western Europe, S. 98-115
In: Cabinets in Western Europe, S. 86-101
In: American political science review, Band 95, Heft 2, S. 345-360
ISSN: 0003-0554
In: APSA 2012 Annual Meeting Paper
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In: Comparative political studies: CPS, Band 56, Heft 11, S. 1760-1789
ISSN: 1552-3829
In coalition governments, parties invest much effort to manage delegation costs to individual ministers. In this article, we examine an intra-executive mechanism for managing delegation costs: Assigning ministerial co-responsibility in cabinet decisions. Using data of cabinet decisions in Israel, we test when and under what conditions co-responsibility is assigned. We find that co-responsibility is assigned strategically by cabinet members weighing the risk of a drift against the costs of imposing co-responsibility. These findings demonstrate an understudied mechanism through which coalition governments narrow ministerial autonomy and informational advantage once policies reach the cabinet. In doing so, this research contributes to a better understanding of policymaking in coalition governments.
In: LSE monographs in international studies
Although Parliament is the principal source of authority in the British political system, it is the Cabinet which stands at the pinnacle of government. Yet what actually happens at Cabinet meetings? How are decisions made, particularly in the arena of foreign policy? Such questions have hitherto been largely overlooked by both historians and political scientists. In this book, Dr Christopher Hill presents a detailed case-study of the British government and foreign policy, during the dramatic period from the Munich Conference of 1938 to the German invasion of the Soviet Union three years later. Using extensive archival material, he examines how far the strong personalities of Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill respectively were really able to dominate their Cabinets in an area of policy where Prime Ministers have traditionally been supposed to exercise considerable freedom. This analysis concentrates on six decisions that were of key importance in committing Britain to the war which began in September 1939 but which changed so sharply in character in June 1940 with the fall of France. An original study of foreign policymaking at the highest level, this book will be widely read by international relations specialists while historians will welcome the close-textured account of key episodes of this period. It will also reinvigorate debates among political scientists on the nature of Cabinet government
In: Survival: global politics and strategy, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 174-176
ISSN: 0039-6338
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In: International affairs, Band 68, Heft 1, S. 170-170
ISSN: 1468-2346