| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 248 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In the US House of Representatives, members seek to win repeated reelection whereas politicians in Brazil see the national legislature as a stepping-stone to 'higher' office, in state and local government. This book contributes to the literature on the importance of federalism and subnational politics to understanding national-level politics worldwide. |
| Contents |
Part I. Section I: 1. Ambition theory and political careers in Brazil -- 2. In the absence of congressional careerism: short stints, flat hierarchies, and low payoffs in the brazilian chamber of deputies -- 3. Progressive ambition and congressional 'hot seats' in Brazil, 1945-98 -- 4. Labyrinths of power, Brazilian-style: post-chamber political careers -- Part II. Section II: 6. On the political (in)efficacy of pork-barreling in the Brazilian congress -- 7. Progressive ambition, federalism, and pork-barreling in Brazil -- 8. Institutions of their own design? democratization and fiscal decentralization in Brazil, 1975-95 -- 9. The Cardoso administration and changes in Brazilian federalism. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Federal government -- Brazil -- History -- 20th century.
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Federal government. |
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Brazil. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Legislators -- Brazil -- Attitudes.
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Legislators. |
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Ambition.
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Ambition. |
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Legislative power -- Brazil.
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Legislative power. |
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Politics, Practical -- Brazil.
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Politics, Practical. |
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Rational choice theory.
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Rational choice theory. |
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Brazil -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Samuels, David, 1967- Ambition, federalism, and legislative politics in Brazil. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003 (DLC) 2002024684 |
| ISBN |
0511061048 (electronic book) |
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9780511061042 (electronic book) |
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0511054718 |
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9780511054716 |
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9780521816717 (hardback) |
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0521816718 (hardback) |
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9780511510366 (electronic book) |
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0511510365 (electronic book) |
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9780511069505 (electronic book) |
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0511069502 (electronic book) |
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0521816718 (Cloth) |
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