How Long to Read The Politics of Institutional Choice

How Long Does it Take to Read The Politics of Institutional Choice?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read The Politics of Institutional Choice by Steven S. Smith

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Events in Russia since the late 1980s have created a rare opportunity to watch the birth of democratic institutions close at hand. Here Steven Smith and Thomas Remington provide the first intensive, theoretically grounded examination of the early development of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Federation's parliament created by the 1993 constitution. They offer an integrated account of the choices made by the newly elected members of the Duma in establishing basic operating arrangements: an agenda-setting governing body, a standing committee system, an electoral law, and a party system. Not only do these decisions promise to have lasting consequences for the post-communist Russian regime, but they also enable the authors to test assumptions about politicians' goals from the standpoint of institutional theory. Smith and Remington challenge in particular the notion, derived from American contexts, that politicians pursue a single, overarching goal in the creation of institutions. They argue that politicians have multiple political goals--career, policy, and partisan--that drive their choices. Among Duma members, the authors detect many cross currents of interests, generated by the mixed electoral system, which combines both single-member districts and proportional representation, and by sharp policy divisions and an emerging party system. Elected officials may shift from concentrating on one goal to emphasizing another, but political contexts can help determine their behavior. This book brings a fresh perspective to numerous theories by incorporating first-hand accounts of major institutional choices and placing developments in their actual context.

How long is The Politics of Institutional Choice?

The Politics of Institutional Choice by Steven S. Smith is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Politics of Institutional Choice Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read The Politics of Institutional Choice aloud.

What Reading Level is The Politics of Institutional Choice?

The Politics of Institutional Choice is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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