Term limits and legislative representation:

Virtually all legislative theory is built on the assumption that politicians are first and foremost reelection-seekers, and because so few countries have ever limited legislative reelection, this assumption has rarely been questioned. As a result, political science has been ill-equipped to offer ins...

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Main Author: Carey, John M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1996
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511625619
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511625619
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511625619
Summary:Virtually all legislative theory is built on the assumption that politicians are first and foremost reelection-seekers, and because so few countries have ever limited legislative reelection, this assumption has rarely been questioned. As a result, political science has been ill-equipped to offer insights on the impact of legislative term limits. Term Limits and Legislative Representation tests the central arguments made by both supporters and opponents of such reform by examining the experience of Costa Rica, the only long-term democracy to impose term limits on legislators, and by providing extensive comparisons with legislatures in Venezuela and the United States. Professor Carey challenges claims made about the effects of term limits on political careers, pork barrel politics, and the effectiveness of political parties in passing their programs
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 216 pages)
ISBN:9780511625619
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511625619