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Minority-Veto Referendums: An Alternative to Bicameralism? [PDF]

, 2011
This article discusses minority-veto referendum mechanisms as an alternative to bicameralism. Based on an examination of such mechanisms in the Scottish National Party's draft constitution for Scotland and in the constitutions of Denmark and Latvia, the
W. Elliot Bulmer
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Polarization, diversity, and democratic robustness. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2021
Bednar J.
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“Imperfetto perfettismo”: le riforme costituzionali nell’Italia del secondo dopoguerra. Intervista a Paolo Pombeni [PDF]

Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea, 2016
In the interview sent to Diacronie. Studi di Storia contemporanea on 20th July 2016, the historian Paolo Pombeni faces the constitutional debate from the last reform of the italian parliament and, as well as through the analysis of the essential features
Paolo Pombeni, Fausto Pietrancosta
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Policy-making power of opposition players: a comparative institutional perspective. [PDF]

J Legis Stud, 2022
Wegmann S.
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Legislature Size, Bicameralism and Government Spending: Evidence from Democratic Countries [PDF]

, 2004
In this paper we study the relationship between legislature size with respect to general government and welfare spending. According to the theory, legislature size has an indefinite effect on government spending because logrolling and transaction costs ...
Ricciuti, Roberto
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The House of Lords Reform: Labour’s Constitutional Holy Grail?

Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
At first glance, the Labour Party, given its founding doctrine, could only be resolutely opposed to the House of Lords. However, the experience of government and the specific features of the British Constitution and political culture have led it to adopt
Aurélien Antoine
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Bicameralism and corruption [PDF]

This paper studies the impact of bicameralism on the level of corruption of elected officials. The relationship between parliamentary organization and corruption is analyzed in a two-period game between legislators, citizens and a lobby group, which ...
Testa, Cecilia
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PARTICULAR EXAMPLES OF FEDERAL BICAMERALISM AND CONSTITUTIONAL SOLUTIONS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Pravo
Every form of bicameralism contains certain specific features, as it reflects the particular characteristics of a political community and the interests within it that need to be institutionally expressed.
Darko Golić
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Bicameralism in the context of constitutional reform min Ukraine [PDF]

, 2012
В статье рассматривается актуальная с точки зрения дальнейшего усовершенствования структуры парламента Украины проблема бикамерализма.The article considers relevant for the further improvement of the structure of the Ukrainian parliament problem of ...
Гончаренко, В.Д.
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Bicameralism in small states: the experience of the Commonwealth Caribbean [PDF]

, 2018
Almost half of the bicameral legislatures in the Commonwealth are located in the Commonwealth Caribbean. Why so many bicameral legislatures are located in a relatively small geographic region, which is composed of countries that manifest characteristics ...
O'Brien, Derek
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