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In this complement to a 1995 anthology, also edited by Doring, documenting the institutional variations across West European parliaments, political scientists, a sociologist, and an economist explore how those variations affect the course of legislation. Analyzing primary archival data on 650 bills in 18 countries, they consider such topics as the link between the type of government in place, the electoral system, and the legislative rule; the effects of government declarations on law production; the length of time it takes for the passage of legislation; agenda-setting control in parliament; and predictors of conflict versus consensus in parliamentary committees. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
