How Long to Read Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures

How Long Does it Take to Read Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 29 minutes to read Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures by Joel M. Ostrow

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Description

One dilemma facing new or newly independent states, such as those of the former Soviet Union, is how to design effective legislatures when political parties are weak and fragmented or even nonexistent. In this book, Joel M. Ostrow develops a comparative institutional framework to explain marked differences in behavior across three post-Soviet legislatures: the Russian Supreme Soviet, the Russian State Duma, and the Estonian legislature. He argues that these differences in ability to manage political conflict can be explained in large measure by the design of the legislatures. Most significant is the choice of whether and how to include parties or partisan factors. Legislatures are an omnipresent component of modern democracy. Ostrow's comparative institutional design confirms the presumption of many political scientists that parties are essential for legislative consensus building. However it also reveals that parties may have paradoxical effects on a legislature's performance. In following the budget process in Russia and Estonia, Ostrow explores the consequences that different institutional designs have had on post-Soviet legislatures. He has found that how parties are included may determine how capable a legislature is at managing political conflict, both internally and with the executive branch of the government. The author was present at many of the committee hearings and legislative sessions he describes, and his firsthand observations and interviews with committee members enhance his analysis.

How long is Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures?

Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures by Joel M. Ostrow is 324 pages long, and a total of 82,296 words.

This makes it 109% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 29 minutes to read Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures aloud.

What Reading Level is Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures?

Comparing Post-Soviet Legislatures is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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