Bras. Political Sci. Rev.2010;4(1):165-8.
Coalition Government Budget Policy and Coordination
DOI: 10.1590/1981-3871201000010007
Coalition presidentialism has revealed itself to be one of the most instigating ways of forming a government. Its recurrence has introduced new challenges in the study of relations between the Executive and Legislative branches, gradually displacing the focus to the decision-making process and the micro-institutions that regulate it. This analytical trend has given rise to a considerable number of studies on the dynamics of the aforesaid relations, which have gradually provided readers with a more thorough picture of the political and institutional bases for this type of government.
The contributions found in the book Política orçamentária no presidencialismo de coalizão should be regarded as being part of this context. In its Introduction, the authors reiterate the continuity between this work and their previous study: Executivo e Legislativo na nova ordem constitucional. However, far from being a mere update, they warn readers about what is going to surprise them up to the end of the book: a structured and detailed analysis of the mechanisms based on which coalition presidentialism actually takes shape as government practice.
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