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‚Policy switching‘ – Evaluating Samuels and Shugarts argument about policy switching in presidential systems for the case Ecuador


Term Paper (Advanced seminar), 2012

25 Pages, Grade: 1,3


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Contents

1 Introduction
1.1 The relation between presidential systems and policy-switching
1.2 Structure of the course paper

2 ,Policy-switching‘ – the approach from Samuels and Shugart
2.1 Their understanding of the policy-switching’ concept
2.2 The impact of separation of powers on policy-switches
2.3 Their empirical approach with regard to presidential systems

3 Ecuador’s economic development and executive
3.1. Ecuador’s political and economic development from 1979 to
3.2 Ecuadorian presidents and their institutional environment

4 Evaluating Samuels and Shugarts arguments about policy-switching
4.1 Four policy-switches in Ecuador and their background
4.2 Causes for the Ecuadorian policy-switches
4.3 Fits Ecuador very well in Samuels and Shugarts argumentation or not?

5 Conclusion and outlook

References

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Title
‚Policy switching‘ – Evaluating Samuels and Shugarts argument about policy switching in presidential systems for the case Ecuador
College
University of Potsdam
Course
Presidents and Prime Ministers
Grade
1,3
Author
Year
2012
Pages
25
Catalog Number
V204064
ISBN (eBook)
9783656309772
ISBN (Book)
9783656310853
File size
563 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Policy-switching, Ecuador, Samuels and Shugart 2010, policy-switches in a presidential system, president change his behaviour and violate his mandate, betraying stated campaign commitments, close presidential elections, minority legislative
Quote paper
M.A. Politikwissenschaft Anja Kegel (Author), 2012, ‚Policy switching‘ – Evaluating Samuels and Shugarts argument about policy switching in presidential systems for the case Ecuador, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/204064

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