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- Title
The Impact of Federalism on National Party Cohesion in Brazil.
- Authors
Desposato, Scott W.
- Abstract
This article explores the impact of federalism on national party cohesion in Brazil. The author builds and test a model of federal effects in national legislatures. The author analyzes the voting behavior in both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies during two legislative periods between 1991 and 1998. Comparing average national party cohesion with average state party cohesion using a "permutation analysis" that offsets the upward bias of subgroup cohesion, the author finds that federalism does reduce national party cohesion in Brazil, more so in the Senate than in the Chamber and variously across parties.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; FEDERAL government; POLITICAL parties; LEGISLATIVE bodies; VOTING; PERMUTATIONS
- Publication
Legislative Studies Quarterly, 2004, Vol 29, Issue 2, p259
- ISSN
0362-9805
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3162/036298004X201177